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• The Story of Pulque Part 2: A Tangle of Origins – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/18/the-story-of-pulque-part-2-a-tangle-of-origins/

  Overview of different pre-Columbian narratives about the origins or discovery of pulque, and the various political, historical, and cultural roles these narratives served particularly for the Mexica (Aztecs)

• Diverse range of events taking place at the University of Leicester to celebrate Black History Month 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-black-history-month

  Mental health discussions, student-led initiatives and Leicester’s hidden Black history among events marking Black History Month in the UK

• Health outcomes of ethnic minorities living in cities explored in national report

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ethnic-health

  Leading professors from the University of Leicester and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities in London have provided key recommendations in the Chief Medical Officer’s (CMO) annual report to enhance care for ethnic minority populations living in cities

• Midlands Mindforge Appoints Industry Experts to Scientific Advisory Council

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/midlands-mindforge-council

  Professor Chris Brightling from the University of Leicester is one of eight inaugural members of the Scientific Advisory Council for Midlands Mindforge.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/25/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• 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.

• Pet Shop Boys visit the Orton collection

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-pet-shop-boys

  Photo: Phil Fisk|Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe, aka Pet Shop Boys, recently visited the Orton Collection at the University of Leicester during a trip to the city to attend a rehearsal of Hanif Kureishi’s play My Beautiful Laundrette at Curve, for which they wrote new music.

• Rum rocks to play a key role in Mars space mission

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/rum-rocks-mars

  Space scientist Professor John Bridges from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester have been collecting samples of rock from the NatureScot National Nature Reserve for the Mars Sample Return Campaign.

• University to host encore of Sir David Attenboroughs public lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-to-host-2018encore2019-of-sir-david-attenborough2019s-public-lecture

  Sir David Attenborough’s lecture for the Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture series entitled ‘Beauty in Nature’, which was originally delivered in January 2016 at De Montfort Hall, Leicester, is to be screened for the public.