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• 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.

• Nuclear expert cautions against unfamiliar new nuclear age

  Date: 22 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/nuclear-technologies

  High-tech advances in weapons technologies and a return of ‘great power nuclear politics’, risk the world ‘sleepwalking’ into a nuclear age vastly...

• Difficult Conversations: Public panel to tackle topic of nuclear conflict

  Date: 12 Apr 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/difficult-conversations-nuclear-weapons

  A leading international relations expert has warned of the danger of ‘alarmism’ around nuclear weapons ahead of a public panel discussion.

• 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...