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• Sanctuary Awards recognition for project involving University of Leicester

  Date: 5 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/sanctuary-awards-recognition-for-project-involving-university-of-leicester

  An archaeological project involving our University has been recognised at a national awards ceremony.

• Leicester receives two nominations for 2018 Current Archaeology Awards

  Date: 5 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-receives-two-nominations-for-2018-current-archaeology-awards

  Two projects led by archaeologists from our University have been nominated in the Current Archaeology Awards for 2018.

• Bestselling author Kate Summerscale to give lecture on Detecting Victorian Crime at Leicester

  Date: 28 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/bestselling-author-kate-summerscale-to-give-lecture-on-2018detecting-victorian-crime2019-at-leicester

  Author of the bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale will give the annual Victorian Studies Centre lecture at the University...

• First evidence for Julius Caesars invasion of Britain discovered by Leicester team

  Date: 27 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/first-evidence-for-julius-caesars-invasion-of-britain-discovered-by-leicester-team

  The first evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain has been discovered by a team from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History.

• Unique collection of metal artefacts from Iron Age settlement sheds new light on prehistoric feasting rituals

  Date: 24 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/unique-collection-of-metal-artefacts-from-iron-age-settlement-sheds-new-light-on-prehistoric-feasting-rituals

  A unique collection of Iron Age metal artefacts which sheds new light on feasting rituals among prehistoric communities has been discovered by...

• Joe Orton on the BBC

  Date: 23 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/joe-orton-on-the-bbc

  Material from the University of Leicester has played a key role in the making of a new documentary on the celebrated Leicester playwright Joe Orton.

• Video interview with street artist released

  Date: 22 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/video-interview-with-street-artist-released

  A video interview with street artist Stewy, who created artwork in our University Library, has now been released.

• Richard III exhibition to appear for first time in Ireland

  Date: 22 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/richard-iii-exhibition-to-appear-for-first-time-in-ireland

  The ‘Richard III Discovered’ exhibition, led by Professor Turi King from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology, is arriving next week for...

• Museum of the Bible opens

  Date: 17 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/museum-of-the-bible-opens

  The Museum of the Bible opened today (Friday) in Washington DC.

• Victorian Studies Centre marks 50th anniversary with convivial evening celebrating the works of Charles Dickens

  Date: 15 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/victorian-studies-centre-marks-50th-anniversary-with-convivial-evening-celebrating-the-works-of-charles-dickens

  The University of Leicester’s Victorian Studies Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary with a convivial Dickensian evening on 22 November,...