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• The rise of horse power ~ 4,200 years ago

  Date: 7 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/horses

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• Leicester academic to lead UN session on transport of the future

  Date: 15 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/sarah-jane-fox

  University of Leicester’s Dr Sarah Jane Fox will lead a session on sustainable transport at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this month.

• Monkey to Man: The Evolution of the March of Progress Image out now

  Date: 14 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/monkey-to-man

  One of the most iconic depictions of evolution, the “march of progress”, will be explored for the first time in a new book by a University of...

• Conference highlighting cultural significance of the night sky held at National Space Centre

  Date: 8 May 2024

  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...

• Data with dignity: University of Leicester trials new ethical surveying software

  Date: 17 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/leicsurvey-ethical-survey

  Survey software developed by University of Leicester researchers optimised for charity, hospice and heritage sectors prioritises ethical data...

• Moon may have influenced Stonehenge builders says English Heritage

  Date: 15 Apr 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/moon-stonehenge

  Lunar standstill in 2024 offers rare opportunity to investigate.

• Ancient astrologers come under scrutiny at prestigious public lecture in Leicester

  Date: 15 Apr 2024

  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.

• University of Leicester gets major funding for project on early medieval manuscripts

  Date: 12 Apr 2024

  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

• Archaeological findings in Leicestershire provide further understanding of Dark Ages life

  Date: 21 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/eye-dig

  The excavation of one of the largest-known early Anglo-Saxon settlements in the country has been published by University of Leicester...

• Public can celebrate Leicester’s heritage this weekend

  Date: 19 Mar 2024

  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.