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• Civil War exhibition draws on Leicester expertise

  Date: 10 Sep 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/11-civil-war-exhibition

  University of Leicester staff and students have contributed research expertise and advice to a new exhibition at the National Civil War Centre in...

• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  Date: 11 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth

  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...

• Immersive exhibition sheds new light on Calke Abbey’s ‘isolated’ family and gets people talking about loneliness and isolation

  Date: 1 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/01-calke-abbey

  ©National Trust / Rod Kirkpatrick Researchers from the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, working with the National Trust to...

• University of Leicester takes part in Being Human Festival

  Date: 14 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-being-human-festival

  The University of Leicester will join universities throughout the UK and open its doors to share its innovative humanities research with the public.

• University equality work wins national award

  Date: 18 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/19-pride-and-prejudice-award

  Groundbreaking work by the University of Leicester and the National Trust wins prestigious PinkNews Award.

• Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers

  Date: 17 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers

  Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and...

• Being humane

  Date: 9 Jul 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane

  Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.

• Exemplary equality work at Leicester gains national recognition

  Date: 29 Jun 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/exemplary-equality-work-at-leicester-gains-national-recognition

  One of the UK’s most significant LGBT+ awards ceremony is to feature exemplary work by the University of Leicester.

• Dramatic award

  Date: 2 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/dramatic-award

  Dr Robert Kenny, University Fellow in French Studies, has been awarded a grant from the Theatre Research Society ‘to acknowledge the significance...

• Why are we all so fascinated by language

  Date: 1 May 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/why-are-we-all-so-fascinated-by-language

  Have you ever wondered why some people learn a language more easily than others? Why Donald Trump sounds different to other politicians? Whether...