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• Lost tombs and quarries rediscovered on British military base in Cyprus

  Date: 6 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/cyprus-archaeology

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus, working on behalf of...

• 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...

• University of Leicester students unveil Windrush mural at David Wilson Library

  Date: 23 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mural

  Students from Leicester Law School have unveiled a mural to celebrate the Windrush Generation at David Wilson Library

• New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals

  Date: 12 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon

  DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved...

• Prison noise examined in new book from Leicester alumnus

  Date: 24 Jan 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/prison-study

  A researcher has used her time spent behind bars while at the University of Leicester as the basis for a book on the effect of sound in prisons.

• Professor Alice Roberts digs University of Leicester’s fascinating finds

  Date: 19 Jan 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/honorand-alice-roberts

  One of Britain’s best-known broadcasters, Professor Alice Roberts, has endorsed the University of Leicester’s exemplary track record for...

• University of Leicester graduate-turned-diplomat returns to receive honorary award

  Date: 18 Jan 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/honorand-karen-mae-hill

  A diplomat who used her degree as a springboard to a successful career has returned to the University of Leicester to receive an Honorary Doctorate.

• BBC’s Digging for Britain to showcase Leicester Cathedral discoveries

  Date: 20 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/digging-for-britain

  A University of Leicester-led archaeological dig at Leicester Cathedral is to be featured on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain.

• Victim of racist abuse joins study to explore racism in rural England

  Date: 11 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/rural-racism

  A university researcher who’s been on the receiving end of targeted racist abuse in the English countryside is part of a University of Leicester...

• Leicestershire and Rutland’s finest archaeological finds to be showcased at University of Leicester conference

  Date: 1 Nov 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/ulas

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) will showcase some of its most internationally significant finds from Leicestershire and...