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• Six Roman pots unearthed by University of Leicester student at Roman town site

  Date: 21 Jun 2024

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

  A University of Leicester student has found six complete Roman pots during a community dig at the Chester House Estate, near Irchester,...

• 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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• Gigantic Jurassic pterosaur fossil unearthed in Oxfordshire

  Date: 3 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/gigantic-pterosaur

  University of Leicester researcher involved in study of one of the largest pterosaurs of the Jurassic era

• True crime wine-tasting event returns to Cardiff to mark Pride Celebrations

  Date: 22 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/wine-and-crime

  A popular true crime and wine-tasting evening is returning to Cardiff in June in the lead-up to Pride Cymru weekend.

• University of Leicester history expert to judge non-fiction book prize

  Date: 17 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/clare-anderson

  A Professor of History from the University of Leicester has been appointed to the judging panel of this year's PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize.

• Research Centre for Museums and Galleries receives special recognition at Museums + Heritage Awards 2024

  Date: 16 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/rcmg

  University of Leicester’s groundbreaking Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) was recognised at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024.

• 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...

• 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.

• 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...