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• New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers

  Date: 28 Sep 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs

  The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that...

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  Date: 19 Aug 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and...

• Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan

  Date: 8 Jul 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull

  Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat...

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'

  Date: 28 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus

  An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of...

• £1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships

  Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.

• Public lecture on Myanmar and museums

  Date: 6 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/06-myanmar-lecture

  The effect of displacement in Myanmar on material objects is the subject of a public lecture at the University of Leicester on Tuesday 18 February.

• Professor Richard Thomas and Dr Naoise Mac Sweeney go 'Digging for Britain' on BBC4

  Date: 27 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-digging-for-britain

  Professor Richard Thomas from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History features on tonight's episode of Digging for Britain as series 2...

• Documentary and discussion panel on women film directors

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/18-half-the-picture

  A film screening and panel discussion at Phoenix on 26 November will explore the continuing under-representation of women among film directors.

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-fantastic-beasts-and-where-i-found-them

  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...