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• University of Leicester celebrates 75th anniversary of Empire Windrush arrival

  Date: 22 Jun 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/windrush

  The University of Leicester is working with the city’s Caribbean community to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

• Earliest evidence of wine consumption in the Americas found in Caribbean

  Date: 25 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/wine-caribbean

  Earliest evidence of wine drinking in the Americas found in Caribbean pottery vessels by team involving the University of Leicester

• Rage and Revolution Revisited as a Major Punk Exhibition Hits Leicester This Summer

  Date: 25 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/punk-rage-revolution

  The team behind the successful 2019 Mods: Shaping a Generation exhibition, Soft Touch Arts, Arch Creative and Shaun Knapp, are proud to present...

• Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London

  Date: 18 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london

  The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London...

• Podcast brings East Midlanders’ memories of last century’s coronations to life

  Date: 5 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/oral-history

  East Midlanders talking about their experiences of last century’s royal coronations feature in a new podcast from the University of Leicester.

• Leicester scholar’s Bible ushers in new royal chapter (and verse)

  Date: 5 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/coronation-bible-king-james

  The Quatercentenary Edition of the King James Bible, prepared by University of Leicester academic Professor Gordon Campbell in 2011, will be used...

• Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history

  Date: 28 Apr 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes

  The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick...

• Archaeology professor’s book inspired by the tragic loss of her husband

  Date: 12 Apr 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/tarlow

  An expert in death, Archaeology Professor Sarah Tarlow, found nothing could prepare her for the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband.

• 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.

• 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.