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• Expert opinions cover Eurosceptics Poland and South African politics

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/expert-opinions-cover-eurosceptics-poland-and-south-african-politics

  In an article for The Conversation, James Hamill discusses how Jacob Zuma’s departure is good news for the ANC and bad news for the opposition in South Africa.

• Library Café

  https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/library

  Find out more about the Delicious food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.

• The Dreadful Burning of the City of London

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/09/08/the-dreadful-burning-of-the-city-of-london/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 8, 2016 The atmosphere of London in 1666, before, as well as after, the outbreak of the Great Fire, was febrile – anti-Catholic feeling was potent and rife, portents and prophecies of terrible events...

• 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.

• Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified

  Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.

• Joe Ortons life and legacy celebrated in three East Midlands exhibitions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/joe-ortons-life-and-legacy-celebrated-in-three-east-midlands-exhibitions

  A renowned University of Leicester expert on playwright Joe Orton is involved in three public exhibitions about his life and work.

• 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.

• Is the Treasury being Economic with the truth about Brexit?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/is-the-treasury-being-economic-with-the-truth-about-brexit/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Recently the UK government claimed that a possible UK exit from Europe would have an immediate economic impact.

• 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.