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• Digging for Britain

  Date: 17/12/2018 15:37:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/17-digging-for-britain

  A University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) excavation, will feature on BBC4’s Digging for Britain on Wednesday 19 December at 9.00pm.

• New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch

  Date: 13/12/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-roman-childrens-book-and-art-competition

  University of Leicester book and competition to teach children about Roman Britain A new book, Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester, has been...

• Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene

  Date: 12/12/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/12-chickens-to-mark-anthropocene

  Consumption of chickens signals new geological epoch according to research led by the University of Leicester Modern meat chickens are a defining...

• Richard III’s discovery takes to the stage at the Royal Institution

  Date: 23/11/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/23-richard-iii-royal-institution-haldene-lecture

  Richard III geneticist Professor Turi King to give prestigious JBS Haldane Lecture on Monday 26 November 2018.

• University of Leicester academic takes leading role in major new exhibition on Anglo-Saxon England

  Date: 19/10/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/anglo-saxon-exhibition

  A renowned University of Leicester expert in Early Medieval History has taken a leading role in a new exhibition, Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms: Art, Word,...

• University of Leicester researcher is finalist for prestigious heritage award

  Date: 10/10/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/10-researcher-is-finalist-for-prestigious-heritage-award

  PhD researcher from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History Mark Webb shortlisted for 2018 Historic England Angel Award

• Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene

  Date: 05/09/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scholars-discuss-the-formalisation-and-implications-of-the-anthropocene

  The Anthropocene Working Group holds meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. Humans have had a large impact on Earth.

• Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers

  Date: 17/08/2018 14:07:50

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-to-train-the-next-generation-of-arts-and-humanities-researchers

  Leicester is among eight leading universities in the Midlands that are joining together to train the next generation of highly-skilled arts and...

• Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify the man who shaped early America

  Date: 30/07/2018 10:33:06

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/richard-iii-geneticist-leads-dna-search-to-identify-the-man-who-shaped-early-america

  The University of Leicester geneticist who led the DNA identification of the ‘The King under the car park’ –Richard III – has been called upon to...

• Stibbe Roman mosaic to go on public display for first time

  Date: 11/07/2018 13:25:42

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/stibbe-roman-mosaic-to-go-on-public-display-for-first-time

  University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) in partnership with BBC Radio Leicester are putting on public display the newly conserved...