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Leicester medieval historian elected as Fellow of the British Academy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/joanna-story-british-academy-fellow-leicester
The University of Leicester's Professor Joanna Story has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy as a UK Fellow.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons.
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Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-study-mental-health-drug-prisons
The University of Leicester has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Black British history scholarship is established to honour historian and activist Len Garrison
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/black-british-history-scholarship-historian-activist-len-garrison
Three postgraduates will be able study Black British history with the University of Leicester free of charge, thanks to a scholarship set up to...
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Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/website-leicester-second-world-war-voices-ve-day-80th-anniversary
The voices of Leicester people who lived through the Second World War can now be heard on a website launched in time for the 80th anniversary of...
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University of Leicester building officially reopened as Kathleen Kenyon Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/kathleen-kenyon-building-naming-ceremony
The University of Leicester's home for the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and the School of Museum Studies has been named after Dame...
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Family friendly free event to showcase the region’s heritage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/celebration-heritage-hub-leicester-event
A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the University of Leicester on...
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Author’s insight into library of ancient wisdom to be explored at Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/selena-wisnom-literary-leicester-book-talk
An expert in Middle Eastern heritage will be giving a free talk about a once-lost library of ancient wisdom, as part of the Literary Leicester...
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Leicester to lead new project on Ancient Egyptian bird mummies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/raptors
The University of Leicester will lead a study uncovering secrets of Ancient Egyptian bird mummies.