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14108 results for: ‘museum studies’

• New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum

  Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years

• University of Leicester archaeologists identify ancient Stonehenge gold digging kit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gold

  University of Leicester archaeologists have identified a 4000-year-old gold working tool kit amongst the grave goods from an important Bronze Age burial near Stonehenge.

• Work experience and industry links

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/careers/work-experience

  Through our links with industry, Geology has a large number of students who undertake work experience during their vacations, or through a year out in industry. Such work experience gives our students a strong competitive edge in securing permanent employment.

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.

• Final chances to view popular city centre archaeological dig

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/final-chances-to-view-popular-city-centre-archaeological-dig

  These tickets have now sold out Due to huge demand, Leicester archaeologists have announced further opportunities for members of the public to view the largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 2017.

• The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton: fine dining and prison education

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/07/21/the-clink-restaurant-at-hmp-brixton-fine-dining-and-prison-education/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 21, 2014 By Sarah Longair, Carceral Archipelago Project Researcher.

• Caribbean Journeys

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/caribbean-journeys

  Caribbean Journeys was a Nottingham based community-arts project co-directed by Kelsi Delaney and Sofia Aatkar in collaboration with Museumand: The Caribbean National Heritage Museum. The project aimed to preserve the travel stories of the Gedling Caribbean Elders group.

• New study to explore how personalised drug doses could improve quality of life for people with secondary breast cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/breast-cancer-drug-doses-leicester

  A new study by a Leicester researcher will explore how people with incurable secondary (or metastatic) breast cancer experience treatment side effects, and whether personalised drug doses could help improve their quality of life

• New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/launch-satellite-telescope-earth-magnetic-shield

  Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), due to launch from French Guiana on Tuesday 19 May

• Developing learning advocates in the East Midlands

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/developing-learning-advocates-em

  The East Midlands Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (EMMLAC) developed a cross-domain learning network for the region, delivered by RCMG.