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• 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.

• Hidden inscriptions hint at mystery medieval woman’s identity

  Date: 29 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/insular-manuscript-medieval-inscriptions

  Drawings and the name ‘Eadburg’ found scratched into early medieval manuscript by University of Leicester PhD student.

• 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’s Centre for Regional and Local History launches new research spaces

  Date: 4 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/local-history

  University of Leicester’s Centre for English Local History will relaunch as the Centre for Regional and Local History from Wednesday (5 October).

• Leicester archaeologists to offer hands on experience at British Science Festival

  Date: 13 Sep 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-skeletal-secrets

  Members of the public will be able to get up close and personal with human bones with University of Leicester archaeologists this weekend.

• University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history

  Date: 22 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events

  The University of Leicester is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.

• Leicester expertise supports new £14.5 million community heritage hub

  Date: 3 Aug 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/chester-house-estate

  Leicester researchers and students attended a ceremony to mark the official opening of a nationally-significant heritage site by the Princess...

• New evidence traces herpes virus back almost 5,000 years

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/herpes-genome

  Researchers have mapped the genetic structure of the herpes virus and, for the first time, traced its European origin back almost 5,000 years.

• Professor Clare Anderson appointed as trustee of Royal Museums Greenwich

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/clare-anderson

  The University of Leicester’s Professor Clare Anderson has been appointed by the Prime Minister as one of six new Trustees of the Royal Museums...

• Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site

  Date: 24 May 2022

  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.