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• Archaeologists identify ingredients for food served during Richard IIIs reign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/archaeologists-identify-ingredients-for-medieval-dishes-served-during-richard-iii2019s-reign

  Archaeologists from the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) have lent their expertise towards a series of medieval recipes designed to provide insight into the culinary dishes that may have been served up during the reign of King Richard III.

• Study transforming diabetes care with culturally tailored support for African and Caribbean communities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/heald

  A healthy eating and physical activity programme created with, and for, people of African and Caribbean heritage living with type 2 diabetes in London is now seeking volunteers to test its effectiveness around the UK

• Student societies

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/societies

  Find out about the University of Leicester's student geological societies, including the Peter Colley Sylvester Bradley (PCSB) student society, Society of Economic Geologists, Palaeobiology Society and Geophysical Student Society.

• Worlds biggest study of genetics of lung health and disease allows scientists to predict chance of developing COPD

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/world2019s-biggest-study-of-genetics-of-lung-health-and-disease-allows-scientists-to-predict-chance-of-developing-copd

  The world’s biggest study into an individual’s genetic make-up and the risk of developing lung disease could allow scientists to more accurately ‘predict’ - based on genes and smoking - your chance of developing COPD, a deadly disease which is the third commonest cause of...

• HumanKind

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/humankind

  We are looking afresh at Calke Abbey’s past, reassessing the stories told about this place and exploring their potential to foster more meaningful connections.

• Canadian Rugby World Cup visit coincides with World War One study into autograph books by servicemen

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/canadian-rugby-world-cup-visit-coincides-with-world-war-one-study-into-2018autograph-books2019-by-servicemen

  As the Canadian rugby team takes on Romania in Leicester today, researchers have been examining new evidence about a very different group of Canadian men who spent time in Leicester exactly 100 years ago.

• University contributes rare manuscript to major Sikh exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-contributes-rare-manuscript-to-major-sikh-exhibition

  Our University is contributing a rare Sikh manuscript to a major exhibition showcasing unseen relics and artefacts from the 19th Century Anglo Sikh Wars.

• Between Diaspora and the 'Land of Israel': Jewish Dress, Migration and Belonging, 1880s - 1948

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-stories/jewish-dress-migration-and-belonging-1880s-1948

  History of Jewish Dress and migration from Central and Eastern Europe to Palestine/Israel

• Contested Desires Constructive Dialogues

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/contested-desires-constructive-dialogues

  Contested Desires: Constructive Dialogues (CDCD) is a three-year arts and heritage programme, co-funded by the EU Creative Europe, engaging artists to examine European colonialism’s legacy in museums and heritage sites.

• Racially inclusive curriculum has positive impact on student experience, University of Leicester study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/race-report

  A University of Leicester study has shown how a more racially inclusive curriculum can have a positive impact on the relatability and relevance of course content for students’, and especially for students of colour.