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Viking figurines were ‘more than just jewellery’, and were used and handled in a variety of ways, including long-term curation, 'decapitation', and attached to Christian artefacts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/viking-jewellery-mythology-silver-bronze
In Viking archaeology, the study of miniature metal figurines -- possibly depicting Norse gods and mythological beings -- have been central to...
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Popular new course will put University of Leicester on the map as an institution for inclusive education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/popular-new-course-university-leicester-inclusive-education
An exciting and innovative Leicester course has proven instantly popular with students from the Midlands and beyond, bucking national trends in...
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Leicester’s free legal advice clinic receives Home Office funding to help Windrush victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/windrush-compensation-scheme-free-legal-advice-clinic
The University of Leicester's free Legal Advice Clinic has been awarded £40,000 by the Home Office as part of the Windrush Compensation Advocacy...
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Evidence of 2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/evidence-2000-years-human-activity-market
University of Leicester Archaeological Services carrying out excavations at the site of the city’s new market square, with discoveries including a...
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Strasbourg Mayoral visit marks quarter century Anglo-French law partnership
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/mayor-strasbourg-law-partnership-leicester-visit
The University of Leicester was honoured to welcome the Mayor of Strasbourg, Jeanne Barseghian and distinguished delegates from the City of...
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Memorial service remembers donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/memorial-body-donation-leicester
A memorial service for those who bequeathed their bodies to Leicester Medical School has taken place.
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Free support available for premature children on their school journey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/premature-babies-school-leicester-learning
Child development experts at the University of Leicester are reminding parents and education professionals of free resources aimed at supporting...
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Student experience highlighted in latest Daily Mail university rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/student-experience-daily-mail-university-rankings
University of Leicester ranks 34th in the Daily Mail University Guide 2026 - top 10 for student experience, with Medicine, Maths, and Engineering...
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Law graduate Ella’s journey from Clearing to national champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/law-graduate-ella-journey-from-clearing-national-champion
When Ella Bailey came to the University of Leicester through Clearing, she never dreamed that she would graduate as a national law competition...
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University of Leicester archaeologists explore city’s Roman past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/university-leicester-archaeologists-explore-city-roman-past
The stories behind Leicester’s rich Roman heritage have been compiled into a book by University of Leicester archaeologists to mark the reopening...