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• Bumper year of funded PhD opportunities in heritage and culture at the University of Leicester 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/phd-archaeology-heritage-culture-museums-and-galleries

  Explore funded PhD opportunities in heritage and culture at the University of Leicester, with projects in museum studies, archaeology, history and media.

• National resource library for gender studies at Gothenburg University

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/05/08/national-resource-library-for-gender-studies-at-gothenburg-university/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 8, 2017 KvinnSam – National resource library for gender studies – at Gothenburg University Library A great resource on women’s equality which is worth revisiting.

• Making Meaning in Art Museums 2

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/making-meaning-2

  Making Meaning in Art Museums 2 is the second of two projects looking at the theme of art museums and their visitors, or ‘interpretive communities.’

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

  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.

• Creative industries: media and design, journalism, museum and archaeological studies

  https://le.ac.uk/career-development-service/access-graduate-opportunities/sector-resources/creative

• Museum Design Archives

  https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/museum-design-archives

  Our Museum design archives bring together the working records of leading museum and exhibition designers from the past.

• Museum, gallery and heritage experts come together to advance inclusion on Trans Day of Visibility 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/museums-galleries-trans-day-of-visibility

  To mark Trans Day of Visibility, 31 March 2026, the University of Leicester’s Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) will bring together cultural leaders and experts to celebrate the unique role that cultural, arts and heritage organisations can play in advancing...

• National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection of Charleston Slave Badges

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/02/07/national-museum-of-african-american-history-and-culture-collection-of-charleston-slave-badges/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 7, 2025 T he collection includes 146 rare badges dating as far back as 1804.

• Professor Clare Anderson appointed as trustee of Royal Museums Greenwich

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/clare-anderson

  The University of Leicester’s Professor Clare Anderson has been appointed by the Prime Minister as one of six new Trustees of the Royal Museums Greenwich. Anderson is a Professor of History at the University, Director of the Institute for Advanced Studies.

• Exploring the impact of museum learning and engagement

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/exploring-the-impact-of-museum-learning

  RCMG has built a worldwide reputation for ground breaking research and impact in the area of museum learning and visitor engagement.