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• New book explores life in Roman and Medieval Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/highcross-dig-book

  Roman curse tablets Intriguing evidence relates to two lead curse tablets, from the town house at Vine Street, which have transformed our understanding of who lived in the Roman town and their links to the wider Empire.

• Digging for Britain: Leicestershire & Rutland archaeology projects to feature on BBC 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/digging-for-britain

  Projects led by Leicester archaeologists have been showcased on the new series of BBC Two’s primetime TV series Digging for Britain.

• South Asian Heritage Month – Book Hide and Seek

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/07/04/south-asian-heritage-month-book-hide-and-seek/

  Posted by stl5 in Library and Learning Services on July 4, 2024 University of Leicester Library and Learning Services – Book Hide & Seek South Asian Heritage Month is the name given to the month-long celebration in the South Asian diaspora to celebrate the heritage of...

• X-ray crystallography

  https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/facilities/x-ray-crystallography

  X-ray crystallography is a technique used to establish molecular structure by interpretation of diffraction data when a single crystal is placed in an X-ray beam. Find out about the diffractometer at the University of Leicester's Department of Chemistry.

• Graduate takes part in ITVs Ninja Warrior

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/biology-graduate-takes-part-in-itv2019s-ninja-warrior

  A recent graduate has excelled in the first season of the ITV gameshow Ninja Warrior, beating a variety of challenges and hundreds of other contestants to secure second place in the final.

• Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy and early life has important impacts on lung function in early childhood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-pollution-during-pregnancy

  New research by the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CESH) at the University of Leicester indicates that exposure to air pollution from road traffic as early as the first trimester of pregnancy and in early life is associated with small but significant...

• Richard III and space experts honoured for positive impact on Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/leics-award

  A space expert and two key members of the Richard III team have been recognised for their outstanding achievements by Leicester City Council.

• Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/12-leicester-foveal-scale

  A team of eye researchers have published the first medical grading system named after the city of Leicester.

• New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media

  A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.

• Ground control arrives at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/ground-control-arrives-at-leicester

  Scientists at our University are a step closer to controlling their own satellite missions now that a new satellite ground station dish has been installed on campus.