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New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs
The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that...
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Links between historic places, colonialism and slavery revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/links-between-historic-places-colonialism-and-slavery-revealed
Connections between 93 historic places and colonialism and historic slavery have been revealed by the National Trust today, for the first time.
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New archive shares insight to Attenborough refugees’ life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/attenborough-helga-bejach-orphan-college-house
An archive of previously unpublished photographs, documents and letters from the family of Helga Bejach has been loaned to the University of...
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Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies
Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and...
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COVID-19 hit businesses set to benefit from University of Leicester's business expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-business-covid
Small and medium businesses affected by COVID-19 in Leicester are to benefit from the expertise of one of the Midlands’ top business schools, as...
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ESA provides a business boost for Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/esa-boost-space-park
Space Park Leicester has been selected as a new centre to offer the successful business incubation programme for start-ups in the UK, run by the...
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Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside
Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.
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Cricket Country shortlisted for prestigious non-fiction prize
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/cricket-country-shortlisted
A book by a Leicester academic exploring the untold history of the first All India cricket team has been shortlisted as one of six entries for the...
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of...
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Public lecture on Myanmar and museums
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture
The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.