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• 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.

• New Leicester education centre to provide opportunities for city’s young people

  Date: 22 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/intouni

  Young people in Leicester will have a greater chance of realising their ambitions thanks to a new education centre in the city.

• University Head of School to hold public lecture on trust in museums

  Date: 6 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/tilly-blyth

  Professor Tilly Blyth, Head of School of Museum Studies will hold a public lecture on trust in museums at Keele University.

• Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome

  Date: 26 Feb 2024

  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...

• Queer Heritage and Collections Network awarded Arts Council England and National Lottery Project Funding

  Date: 1 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/queer-heritage

  Read more about the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries' latest project on queer heritage

• Super rare and venomous centipede found in University of Leicester academic’s home

  Date: 22 Jan 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/centipede

  Explore the intriguing discovery of Scutigera coleoptrata, the fastest-moving centipede in the world, in Nottinghamshire, UK.

• Challenge of climate justice highlighted by new book on Venezuela’s Bolivarian Revolution

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-justice

  The demand for a just and ethical transition to a decarbonised world faces major barriers in countries like Venezuela according to a new book by a...

• Leicester welcomes its world-changing Future 50 researchers

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/future-50-research-students

  The next generation of world-changing researchers was given a warm welcome by the University of Leicester this week.

• University of Leicester and Birmingham Museums Trust join forces to tackle museum attendance and benefit

  Date: 26 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/birmingham-museums-trust

  The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) will host a series of public workshops to address the museum attendance and benefit gap.

• New book imagines society based on animal rights

  Date: 12 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/animal-rights-book

  What are Animal Rights For? has been published by University of Leicester politics expert Dr Steve Cooke, explaining the nature, function,...