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• Thought piece: The sociological story of space travel

  Date: 16 Jul 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-cosmic-sociology

  Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Sociological Practice, of our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, provides a...

• Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey

  Date: 24 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/25-archaeological-excavations-bradgate-park-fieldschool-lady-jane-grey

  Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations.

• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  Date: 11 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth

  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...

• Students present youth violence solutions to the Home Office

  Date: 6 Jun 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/07-students-home-office-youth-violence-challenge

  On Wednesday 29 May, four of our students visited the Home Office to present their proposed solution to the problem of youth violence following...

• Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists

  Date: 22 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield

  A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the University of Leicester, the only one of its kind ever found...

• World-renowned sociologist to deliver Anthropocene lecture

  Date: 16 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/17-bruno-latour-anthropocene-lecture

  Professor Bruno Latour, the award-winning and renowned sociologist, philosopher and anthropologist, will deliver a lecture on the Anthropocene at...

• Athena SWAN Award for Archaeology and Ancient History

  Date: 6 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-athena-swan-bronze-archaeology

  We are pleased to announce that the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) has received an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of...

• Professor Henrietta O'Connor appointed Pro-Vice-Chancellor and Head of College

  Date: 15 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/15-henrietta-o-connor-new-pro-vc-head-of-college

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that Professor Henrietta O'Connor has been appointed to the role leading the College of...

• Immersive exhibition sheds new light on Calke Abbey’s ‘isolated’ family and gets people talking about loneliness and isolation

  Date: 1 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/01-calke-abbey

  ©National Trust / Rod Kirkpatrick Researchers from the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, working with the National Trust to...

• Leicester Ageing Together Learning event: BAME older people flourishing

  Date: 22 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/22-leicester-ageing-together-learning-event-bame-older-people-flourishing

  University of Leicester co-organised event to focus on overcoming loneliness among BAME older people in the community.