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• Bishop of Leicester praises Richard III discovery for becoming a nations story

  Date: 27 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/bishop-of-leicester-praises-looking-for-richard-project

  The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has praised the discovery of Richard III as being a story that has gripped the nation in the...

• Richard III experts discuss how the project illustrates university research is changing for the better

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-research-team-discuss-how-the-project-illustrates-how-university-research-is-changing

  Experts on Richard III have provided a series of insightful opinion pieces about the last Plantagenet king where they discuss their research,...

• Image highlights from the reinterment of Richard III

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/image-highlights-from-the-reinterment-of-richard-iii

  A selection of photos from the reinterment of Richard III, which took place on Thursday 26 March, are now available to view.

• HM The Queen thanks University of Leicester in message for Richard III reinterment

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/hm-the-queen-thanks-university-of-leicester-in-message-for-richard-iii-reinterment

  Her Majesty The Queen has thanked the University of Leicester in a message written for the reinterment ceremony of King Richard III on Thursday 26...

• Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry

  Date: 25 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry

  Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more...

• Historic reception brings together people connected by a bloody history

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/historic-reception-brings-together-people-connected-by-a-bloody-history

  Over 500 years after a brutal and bloody battle put to death Richard III, England’s last warrior king, and changed the destiny of the country,...

• New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry

  A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.

• International tutors visit University to enhance English teaching

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/international-tutors-visit-university-to-enhance-english-teaching

  The English Language Teaching Unit has organised a visit from a group of six English tutors from the Shanghai University of International Business...

• Highlights from Universitys Richard III ceremony

  Date: 23 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/image-highlights-from-richard-iii-ceremony

  A selection of photos from the ceremony on Sunday 22 March to mark the departure of the mortal remains of King Richard III from the University are...

• University academic takes up role as Volunteer Emergency Doctor for Leicestershire

  Date: 23 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/university-academic-takes-up-role-as-volunteer-emergency-doctor-for-leicestershire

  East Midlands Immediate Care Scheme (EMICS) has announced the appointment of Professor Guy Rutty MBE as a Volunteer Emergency Doctor.