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• Leicester to showcase humanities research at 2021 Being Human festival

  Date: 11 Oct 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/being-human

  University of Leicester experts from disciplines as diverse as English literature, archaeology and criminology – and a whole lot more – have...

• Dr Paul Campbell appointed Director of Leicester’s new Institute for Inclusivity

  Date: 28 Sep 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/liihe-director

  Dr Paul Campbell has been appointed as the Director of the Leicester Institute for Inclusivity in Higher Education (LIIHE), an interdisciplinary...

• New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester

  Date: 22 Sep 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book

  The most comprehensive book ever written on the archaeology of Leicester has been published by University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS).

• Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain

  Date: 8 Aug 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/roman-lion-handle

  Archaeologists in Leicester have discovered an elaborately-decorated Roman bronze key handle portraying the execution of captives in the arena by...

• National award for Queer Heritage and Collections Network

  Date: 2 Jul 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/queer-heritage

  A partnership supporting museums and heritage bodies to reveal and publicly present LGBTQ+ histories – of which the University of Leicester is a...

• Inclusive curriculum will ensure “HE is fit for the 21st century”, says Leicester academic

  Date: 4 Jun 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/inclusive-education

  An inclusive curriculum will create a Higher Education system that is “fit for the 21st century”, a leading academic at the University of...

• Leicestershire Institute of Technology bid reaches final stages

  Date: 11 May 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/leicestershire-institute-of-technology

  Experts in cyber and space technology are bidding to create a £13m ‘skills factory’ in Leicestershire to revitalise the region’s economy.

• Researchers explore ‘crossroads of the sea’ in Mediterranean

  Date: 17 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/crossroads-of-the-sea

  New archaeological research led by the University of Leicester is revealing secrets of ancient Mediterranean coastal life and long-distance trade,...

• New report shows UK ‘poorly prepared’ to reach net-zero carbon economy

  Date: 15 Feb 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/just-transition

  The UK Government must take urgent action to deliver a ‘just transition’ for workers as the country shifts towards a greener economy, according to...

• £1.8m AHRC funding awarded to Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History

  Date: 11 Jan 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/january/ahrc-grant

  Nearly two million pounds of funding from UK Research and Innovation’s Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) has been awarded to the...