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Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/stonehenge
University of Leicester is hosting a conference today (Wednesday, 8 May) at the National Space Centre focusing on the cultural and ecological...
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Ancient astrologers come under scrutiny at prestigious public lecture in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/ba-lecture
A world-leading authority on Babylonian astronomy will deliver a prestigious public lecture at the University of Leicester in May.
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University of Leicester gets major funding for project on early medieval manuscripts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/insular-project
The University of Leicester led INSULAR Project has been awarded €2.5m by the European Research Council
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Public can celebrate Leicester’s heritage this weekend
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/heritage-hub
A free event which puts the spotlight on Leicester’s rich heritage takes place this weekend at the University of Leicester.
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Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/neet
A Wellcome-funded study led by the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and others, aims to identify...
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Adam Kay, Russell Kane and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock headline 2024 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/literary-leicester
Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester’s annual free literature festival, will return next month.
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New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon
DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved...
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Medieval prayer guide written by woman to be published for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/medieval-women
Read more about Dr Ben Parson's new book, Two Middle English Prayer Cycles: Holkham Prayers and Meditations and Simon Appulby’s Fruyte of Redempcyon
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Prison noise examined in new book from Leicester alumnus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/prison-study
A researcher has used her time spent behind bars while at the University of Leicester as the basis for a book on the effect of sound in prisons.
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Sold-out true crime themed wine tasting evening returns to Cardiff this Valentine’s Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/wine-and-crime
Read more about the new true crime event hosted by Dr Angela Muir, Director of the Centre for Regional and Local History