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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree...
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National Trust and University of Leicester launch pioneering film to explore fascinating stories of disability from the Trust’s sites and collections for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/everywhere-nowhere
Everywhere and Nowhere is a collaboration between the National Trust and the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and...
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University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gold
University of Leicester archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old gold working tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age...
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Before Highcross: Vote now for research teams that solved Leicester’s shopping centre history mysteries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/highcross-dig
Archaeologists who examined the ground beneath Leicester’s shopping mall district are up for a research award – and they need your vote.
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Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK
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.
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Hidden inscriptions hint at mystery medieval woman’s identity
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.
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Dickens codebreakers recognised at Higher Education ‘Oscars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/the-awards-2022
The Dickens Code project, led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with the University of Foggia, takes home a Times Higher Education...
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Engaging the digital generation in democracy: new insights presented by Leicester experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/digigen-conference
Research by University of Leicester explores how a digitally-literate younger generation becomes involved in politics through digital technology.
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Two Leicester archaeologists win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize
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...
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University’s Centre for Regional and Local History launches new research spaces
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).