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• Expert opinions cover British Summer Time and Henry VIIIs six wives

  Date: 23 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-british-summer-time-and-henry-viiis-six-wives

  PhD students Liz Round and Katie Bridger, from the School of History, Politics and International Relations, debate Lucy Worsley’s ‘Six Wives’...

• How forensic statistics nailed the identity of the Last Plantagenet

  Date: 21 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/how-forensic-statistics-nailed-the-identity-of-the-2018last-plantagenet2019

  A Leicester historian who carried out a genealogical study of King Richard III will give a talk on Tuesday 28 March at the University’s Centre for...

• Academic discusses Martin McGuinness in a BBC Radio Leicester interview

  Date: 21 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/academic-discusses-the-death-of-martin-mcguinness-in-a-bbc-radio-leicester-interview

  Dr Richard Butler, from the University of Leicester’s School of History, Politics and International Relations, has discussed the life of Martin...

• Victorian games and 19th century school life showcased at new exhibition

  Date: 17 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/victorian-games-and-19th-century-school-life-showcased-at-new-exhibition

  A new exhibition exploring the lives of Victorian schoolchildren – including the games that they played and their classroom experiences – is on...

• Photograph exhibition organised by students highlights liberation of Nazi camps

  Date: 17 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/photograph-exhibition-highlights-liberation-of-nazi-camps

  A photograph exhibition highlighting the liberation of Nazi camps during the Second World War will launch at the David Wilson Library on Wednesday...

• Expert opinions cover the British Empire air pollution the CIA and how society sleeps

  Date: 14 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-the-british-empire-air-pollution-the-cia-and-how-society-sleeps

  Dr Stan Neal from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about how the British...

• New project to identify Jack the Rippers last known victim

  Date: 9 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-project-to-identify-jack-the-ripper2019s-last-victim

  Members of the team who undertook genealogical and demographic research in relation to the discovery of the mortal remains of King Richard III...

• Expert opinions cover Claudio Ranieri Michael Gove teaching in the 21st century and much more

  Date: 28 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-claudio-ranieri-michael-gove-and-teaching-in-the-21st-century

  John Williams, Senior Lectuer in Sociology, discussed the controversial sacking of Leicester City manager Claudio Ranieri in an article for The...

• Public lecture to explore genocide and reconciliation

  Date: 27 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genocide-and-reconciliation

  Genocide and reconciliation are subjects to be explored at an event on Thursday 2 March.

• Expert opinion Changes under Gove have brought about STEM teacher shortage

  Date: 22 Feb 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/changes-under-gove-have-brought-about-stem-teacher-shortage-say-experts

  Schools face a “looming disaster” over a severe shortage of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, education and...