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• Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change

  Date: 27 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/holocaust-memorial-day

  Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future.

• Spacepower on Earth’s ‘cosmic coastline’ key to future large-scale conflicts, expert warns

  Date: 6 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/cas-spacepower

  Global developments in military spacepower are likely to play a major role in future conflicts, an expert has warned.

• Digging for Britain: Leicester Archaeology projects to feature on BBC

  Date: 4 Jan 2022

  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.

• New resource strips everyday Roman handwriting bare

  Date: 7 Dec 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/latinnow-manual

  A new open-access resource to help researchers study Roman handwriting has been released.

• Extraordinary Roman mosaic and villa discovered beneath farmer's field in Rutland

  Date: 25 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/rutland-mosaic

  Archaeologists have unearthed the first Roman mosaic of its kind in the UK.

• Leicester researchers analyse consequences of China space weapon test

  Date: 2 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/china-fobs

  University of Leicester experts in the military uses of outer space have urged further international dialogue and ‘cool heads’ following flight...

• Leicester historians guest edit Centenary journal edition

  Date: 12 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/howard-journal

  Leading historians from the University of Leicester have guest edited a special Centenary issue of the prestigious Howard Journal of Crime and...

• Leicester contribution to major Parliamentary report

  Date: 1 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-defence

  A leading expert in space warfare based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Parliamentary report on defence of the UK’s assets...

• Paralympic Gold for Leicester sports scholar

  Date: 29 Aug 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/nick-cummins-paralympics-gold

  University of Leicester History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has won Gold as part of Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad at the...

• Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain

  Date: 8 Aug 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/roman-lion-handle

  Archaeologists in Leicester have discovered an elaborately-decorated Roman bronze key handle portraying the execution of captives in the arena by...