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• University of Leicester’s Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen selected to create programmes for BBC Radio 3

  Date: 5 Apr 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/new-generation-thinkers

  The School of Archaeology and Ancient History's Dr Marianne Hem Eriksen for the New Generation Thinkers 2023 programme.

• University of Leicester commissioned to undertake pioneering research into rural racism by Leverhulme Trust

  Date: 29 Mar 2023

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

  University of Leicester experts have been commissioned by The Leverhulme Trust to develop a ground-breaking study on racism in rural England.

• Two University of Leicester projects shortlisted for Museum and Heritage Awards 2023

  Date: 17 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/museum-heritage-awards

  Two projects from University of Leicester's School of Museum Studies have been shortlisted for the prestigious Museum and Heritage Awards.

• 1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig

  Date: 6 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/cathedral-roman-worship

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine...

• Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon

  Date: 27 Jan 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon

  University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County...

• University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit

  Date: 16 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gold

  University of Leicester archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old gold working tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age...

• Before Highcross: Vote now for research teams that solved Leicester’s shopping centre history mysteries

  Date: 12 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/highcross-dig

  Archaeologists who examined the ground beneath Leicester’s shopping mall district are up for a research award – and they need your vote.

• Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

  Date: 7 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/rutland-roman

  The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.

• Two Leicester archaeologists win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

  Date: 21 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/leverhulme-prize

  Two academics from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History have each been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme...

• University of Leicester appoints Science Museum Principal Curator for key leadership post

  Date: 3 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/tilly-blyth

  The Science Museum’s Head of Collections and Principal Curator will join the University of Leicester as its new Head of the School of Museum Studies.