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• Network launched to help Canada’s cultural sector navigate the digital world

  Date: 4 Nov 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/canada-culture-observatory

  Canada’s cultural sector is being given a helping hand to adapt to a digital world following the establishment of an expert research network,...

• Pterosaurs needed feet on the ground to become giants

  Date: 4 Oct 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/pterosaur

  University of Leicester study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans

• Access to UK's cultural heritage is revolutionised by Museum Data Service launch

  Date: 13 Sep 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/museum-data-service

  A transformative moment for the UK’s cultural sector took place this week as the Museum Data Service (MDS) officially launched, setting the stage...

• Solving a century-old problem – Ross Parry explains the importance of Museum Data Service

  Date: 13 Sep 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/museum-service-explained

  Thursday 13 September 2024 marked the launch of a landmark digital service within the UK’s museum sector.

• Gigantic Jurassic pterosaur fossil unearthed in Oxfordshire

  Date: 3 Jun 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/gigantic-pterosaur

  University of Leicester researcher involved in study of one of the largest pterosaurs of the Jurassic era

• Research Centre for Museums and Galleries receives special recognition at Museums + Heritage Awards 2024

  Date: 16 May 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/rcmg

  University of Leicester’s groundbreaking Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) was recognised at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024.

• University Head of School to hold public lecture on trust in museums

  Date: 6 Mar 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/tilly-blyth

  Professor Tilly Blyth, Head of School of Museum Studies will hold a public lecture on trust in museums at Keele University.

• Queer Heritage and Collections Network awarded Arts Council England and National Lottery Project Funding

  Date: 1 Feb 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/queer-heritage

  Read more about the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries' latest project on queer heritage

• Leicester welcomes its world-changing Future 50 researchers

  Date: 5 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/future-50-research-students

  The next generation of world-changing researchers was given a warm welcome by the University of Leicester this week.

• University of Leicester and Birmingham Museums Trust join forces to tackle museum attendance and benefit

  Date: 26 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/birmingham-museums-trust

  The Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) will host a series of public workshops to address the museum attendance and benefit gap.