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University of Leicester backs performances marking 50 years since Ugandan Asian exodus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/curve-uganda
The University of Leicester has backed a series of performances which mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus.
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Call for volunteers to help preserve treasure trove of East Midlands history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/sounds-for-the-future
A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help archivists and volunteers secure the future of the East Midlands Oral History...
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Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leicester-cathedral-ulas
The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral, close to where the King was found.
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Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-2021
The University of Leicester has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on...
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Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/albatross-foraging
The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a species once driven to...
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
New research led by palaeobiologists at the University of Leicester has identified startling similarities between the mouths of grasshoppers and...
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The Dickens Code: Enduring mystery of Dickens shorthand letter solved with crowd-sourced research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dickens-code-tavistock-letter
An international team of volunteers and amateur decoders have helped experts solve the enduring mystery of a letter written by celebrated novelist...
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Wider-reaching solutions urgently needed to reach realistic ‘net zero’, warn researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/landscape-decisions-net-zero
There should be greater investment in using a wider group of experts to make decisions about how the landscape is managed if the UK is to reach...
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Britain’s largest ‘Sea Dragon’ discovered in Rutland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rutland-sea-dragon
The fossilised remains of Britain’s largest ichthyosaur, colloquially known as a ‘Sea Dragon’, has been discovered at the Rutland Water Nature...
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Digging for Britain: Leicester Archaeology projects to feature on BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/digging-for-britain
Projects led by Leicester archaeologists are to be showcased on the new series of BBC TWO’s primetime TV series Digging for Britain in the New Year.