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• University supporting literacy skills through reading buddies and new books for schools

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/books

  Volunteers from the University of Leicester have donated boxes full of brand-new books to local primary schools. It is part of a wider scheme that sees one hundred school-based volunteers support pupils at Uplands Junior L.E.A.

• New theory claims pterodactyls did not have feathers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/pterosaurs

  The debate about when dinosaurs developed feathers has taken a new turn with a paper from the University of Leicester refuting claims that feathers were found on dinosaurs’ close relative, the flying reptiles called pterosaurs.

• Renowned street artist creates ghostimage of famous playwright Joe Orton in library

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/renowned-street-artist-creates-ghost-image-of-famous-playwright-joe-orton-in-library

  A renowned street artist has spray-painted a ‘ghost image’ of playwright Joe Orton in our Library – which he hopes will encourage people to reflect on the legacy of the writer.

• University of Leicester partners with Flexeserve and Innovate UK to drive innovation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/ktp

  The University of Leicester is working with pioneering manufacturer Flexeserve and Innovate UK in a unique Knowledge Transfer Partnership.

• Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century

  Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.

• School of Education - PGCE privacy notice

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/pgce

  Get more information on how the School of Education at Leicester handles your data.

• Archaeological fieldschool launched at Bradgate Park

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/archaeological-fieldschool-launched-at-bradgate-park

  The many mysteries of Leicestershire’s 850-acre deer park are set to be explored by University archaeologists over the next five years with the launch of a fieldschool at Bradgate Park.

• Six Roman pots unearthed by University of Leicester student at Roman town site

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/ulas

  A University of Leicester student has found six complete Roman pots during a community dig at the Chester House Estate, near Irchester, Northamptonshire.  Third-year archaeology student, Davidson Copeland, discovered the pots in June 2023.

• Leicester PhD graduates debut novel among most anticipated books of 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-phd-graduate2019s-debut-novel-among-most-anticipated-books-of-2017

  Leicester PhD graduate Dr Sabyn Javeri’s debut novel, Nobody Killed Her, has been included as one of the Huffington Post India’s most anticipated books of 2017.

• Senate regulation 4: Regulations governing student obligations

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-4

  Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 4 (PDF, 148KB) Attendance and Engagement with Learning and Teaching Events 4.