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• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/colonial-countryside

  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity. Requests for the Colonial Countryside packs, written by author and history teacher Dan Lyndon-Cohen, have gone from one or two a week to more than 30 a day.

• Literary Leicester proves popular once again

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/literary-leicester-proves-popular-once-again

  Over 3000 people attended an event at the University’s Literary Leicester Festival this year, with great feedback from audiences that travelled to the campus and around the city to take part in our annual celebration of the written word.

• Research

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/our-100/research

  Dive into Leicester's research projects in Our 100. From the discovery of DNA fingerprinting to the King found in a car park.

• Genetics expert solves family mysteries for new TV series

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/dna-family-secrets

  A leading genetics expert from the University of Leicester is part of team seeking to solve ‘DNA Family Secrets’ for a new primetime programme on the BBC.

• Projects

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects

  The Centre for New Writing is engaged in various projects for writing and research, with a focus on Leicestershire and East Midlands writers and stories.

• Publications

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/publications

  The Centre for New Writing is involved in publishing new writing. Find out more about the poetry pamphlets, blogs and annual publications the Centre is engaged with.

• Heritage and Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage

  From arts and culture to life-changing global events, our researchers examine what has shaped our society as we know it.

• Sabrina Tirvengadum explores their Mauritian heritage in new exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sabrina-tirvengadum

  Tirvengadum delves into her connection to the Marrier d’Unienville family, wealthy plantation owners in Mauritius.

• Fostering an inclusive learning environment in medical education

  https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/lpt-training

  Staff blog EDI Inclusive curriculum medical education

• Video gallery of the Attenboroughs at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/attenboroughs/video-gallery

  View the University of Leicester’s video gallery of Sir David Attenborough, Lord Richard Attenborough and Michael Attenborough OBE