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medieval animal names books
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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International experts convene for groundbreaking workshop on empathic leadership education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/empathy-leadership-leicester-workshop
A one-day workshop to develop the world's first comprehensive curriculum on empathic leadership for healthcare professionals is set to take place.
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Free event aims to help educators support prematurely born children in their settings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/webinar-premature-babies-university
Early years staff and educators are being invited to join a free event hosted by the University of Leicester to help them better understand a...
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Leicester co-founds UK Nuclear Deterrence Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-founder-member-uk-nuclear-deterrence-network
The University of Leicester has joined partners to launch a network which will examine and assess nuclear deterrence and inform UK nuclear policy.
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University of Leicester writer, Dr Jonathan Taylor wins Arnold Bennett Book Prize for Scablands and Other Stories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/jonathan-taylor-scablands-arnold-bennett
A collection of short stories written by the University of Leicester’s Dr Jonathan Taylor has won the Arnold Bennet Book Prize.
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Project exploring Stonehenge’s elusive relationship with the Moon nominated for Museums + Heritage Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/stonehenge-moon-museums-heritage-awards
A project exploring Stonehenge’s little-known relationship with the Moon has been nominated for a Museums + Heritage Award.
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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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Leicester partners with Midlands universities to become Policing Academic Centre of Excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-policing-academic-centre-excellence
A consortium from the University of Leicester, University of Birmingham and Aston University has been selected as one of nine new Policing...
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University’s heritage and archaeological teams to appear at Leicester’s Roman festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-old-town-festival-roman
Students and staff from the University of Leicester will be behind a range of activities planned for Leicester’s Old Town Festival: Roman Edition.
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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science
A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.