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Cast of ancient skull of Bede the Father of English history rediscovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/cast-of-ancient-skull-of-bede-the-father-of-english-history-rediscovered
A cast of the skull of Bede – the ‘Father of English History’ – has been rediscovered by Professor Jo Story from the School of History within the anatomical collections of the Duckworth Laboratory in the Leverhulme Centre for Human Evolutionary Studies (LCHES) at the...
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Leading heart researchers to appear in BBC documentary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leading-heart-researchers-to-appear-in-bbc-documentary
Leading heart researchers at our University are to appear in a BBC documentary - after finding a link between red meat and heart disease.
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New exhibition showcases vast range of scrapbook uses throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/new-exhibition-showcases-vast-range-of-scrapbook-uses-throughout-history
A new exhibition at our University demonstrates the vast range of uses for scrapbooks throughout the centuries – from capturing information to containing an assortment of colourful pictures.
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Research to investigate round mounds of the Isle of Man
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/research-to-investigate-round-mounds-of-the-isle-of-man
Dr Rachel Crellin (pictured) from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History and Dr Chris Fowler (Newcastle University) aim to investigate what the round mounds of the Isle of Man, and associated burials, people and artefacts, can tell us about life on the island...
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Head of British Army to give public talk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/head-of-british-army-to-give-public-talk
The head of the British Army General Sir Nicholas Carter is to deliver a keynote lecture at our University on Wednesday 20 July 2016 from 1.45pm-3pm in Lecture Theatre 2 of the Centre for Medicine, 15 Lancaster Road.
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Students to unveil Silverstone race car design
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/student-to-unveil-silverstone-race-car-design
Student racing enthusiasts will be unveiling their designs for a racing car which will be competing at Silverstone later this year at an event on 11 February at 6pm prior to the University’s 18th Annual Industry Lecture.
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Academic cited among Britains most influential people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/academic-cited-among-britains-most-influential-people
Professor Helen Atkinson CBE (pictured), Head of the Department of Engineering, has been cited among the Debrett’s 500 most influential people in Britain.
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Exhibition showcases fascinating relationship between India and Britain between 17th and 20th centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/exhibition-showcases-exhibition-showcases-2018fascinating-relationship2019-between-india-and-britain-between-17th-and-20th-centuries
An exhibition running at our University traces the history of the British in India from the early 17th century to the turn of the 20th.
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Literary experts and historians from around the world gather in Leicester to celebrate George Eliot’s bicentenary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-george-eliot
George Eliot George Eliot illustration|The University of Leicester will this week (Wednesday 17 – Friday 19 July) play host to an international conference marking the 200th anniversary of the birth of novelist George Eliot.
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Plutarch’s domestic life explored in public lecture by expert in ancient history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/20-plutarch-talk
Ancient Greek writer Plutarch is the subject of a free public lecture at the University of Leicester on 26 November. Professor Judith Mossman, Pro-Vice-Chancellor of Coventry University of Coventry, will speak on ‘At Home in Chaironeia: Domestic Detail in Plutarch’.