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• University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit

  Date: 16 Dec 2022

  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...

• Before Highcross: Vote now for research teams that solved Leicester’s shopping centre history mysteries

  Date: 12 Dec 2022

  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.

• Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

  Date: 7 Dec 2022

  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.

• Space Park Leicester expert called to UN Space Affairs meeting

  Date: 1 Dec 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/space-park-leicester-united-nations-presentation

  A leading expert from Space Park Leicester, the University of Leicester’s pioneering space research, innovation and teaching cluster, has been...

• University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament

  Date: 28 Nov 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker

  Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.

• Two Leicester archaeologists win prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize

  Date: 21 Oct 2022

  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...

• University of Leicester appoints Science Museum Principal Curator for key leadership post

  Date: 3 Oct 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/tilly-blyth

  The Science Museum’s Head of Collections and Principal Curator will join the University of Leicester as its new Head of the School of Museum Studies.

• Ground-breaking lawyer joins University Law Society as president

  Date: 26 Sep 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/luls-president

  Leicester University Law Society has announced that I. Stephanie Boyce will act as its president for the next academic year, starting in October 2022.

• UN space threats group to hear from University of Leicester expert

  Date: 15 Sep 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/un-space

  The United Nations is to hear from a University of Leicester expert on space politics on how to regulate military activity in space.

• Leicester archaeologists to offer hands on experience at British Science Festival

  Date: 13 Sep 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-skeletal-secrets

  Members of the public will be able to get up close and personal with human bones with University of Leicester archaeologists this weekend.