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• 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...

• 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.

• Honorary Degree for Life Peer

  Date: 17 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/17-baroness-verma-honorary

  Baroness Sandip Verma has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws by the University of Leicester.

• Businessman, bishop and life peer to receive Honorary Degrees

  Date: 6 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-honorands-announcement

  Three recipients of honorary degrees, to be awarded at this month’s Graduation Ceremonies, have been announced.

• Tor Clark joins BBC Radio Leicester panel on election night

  Date: 12 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-tor-on-radio

  Tor Clark, Associate Professor in Journalism in our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, will be part of the BBC Radio Leicester live...

• Africa Research Group launched

  Date: 11 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group

  The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in...

• Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece

  Date: 10 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants

  Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects...

• 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...