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• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  Date: 12/06/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth

  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...

• Immersive exhibition sheds new light on Calke Abbey’s ‘isolated’ family and gets people talking about loneliness and isolation

  Date: 01/03/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/01-calke-abbey

  ©National Trust / Rod Kirkpatrick Researchers from the University’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, working with the National Trust to...

• University of Leicester takes part in Being Human Festival

  Date: 14/11/2018 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/14-being-human-festival

  The University of Leicester will join universities throughout the UK and open its doors to share its innovative humanities research with the public.

• University equality work wins national award

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

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/19-pride-and-prejudice-award

  Groundbreaking work by the University of Leicester and the National Trust wins prestigious PinkNews Award.

• Being humane

  Date: 09/07/2018 10:27:25

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/being-humane

  Humane responses to the ‘migration crisis’ are to be explored at an event organised by a Leicester academic and taking place at Leicester Cathedral.

• Exemplary equality work at Leicester gains national recognition

  Date: 29/06/2018 15:05:18

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/exemplary-equality-work-at-leicester-gains-national-recognition

  One of the UK’s most significant LGBT+ awards ceremony is to feature exemplary work by the University of Leicester.

• Researchers help map the route to a highly skilled digital future for museums

  Date: 19/04/2018 09:23:49

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/researchers-help-map-the-route-to-a-highly-skilled-digital-future-for-museums

  Research from Leicester and Warwick will help to transform the ways UK museums use digital technologies to share their collections and engage new...

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11/04/2018 10:55:57

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

• Opportunity to touch smell and taste a deconstructed medieval manuscript

  Date: 11/04/2018 09:53:45

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/opportunity-to-touch-smell-and-taste-a-2018deconstructed2019-medieval-manuscript

  A unique opportunity to experience a medieval manuscript as a sensory experience will be taking place at the University.

• Increasing attendance at libraries and leisure centres

  Date: 04/04/2018 13:13:45

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/increasing-attendance-at-libraries-and-leisure-centre

  New research has identified potential ways to encourage public attendance at libraries and leisure centres.