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• Leicester’s Top 5 COVID research studies

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/top-5-covid-research-studies

  One of the top ten Universities in the UK for COVID research has highlighted its top five research projects that have had a global impact.

•  Diversity of Muslim heritage trail 

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/12/16/diversity-of-muslim-heritage-trail/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 16, 2022 A new mapping on the Layers of London site which has been curated by the Everyday Muslim Heritage and Archive Initiative    It provides a key mapping of areas of...

• Yunci Cai

  https://le.ac.uk/people/yunci-cai

  The academic profile of Dr Yunci Cai, Associate Professor in Museum and Heritage Studies at University of Leicester

• Awards winning comedian, Francesca Martinez, reflects on her involvement in a Research Centre for Mu

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/02/24/awards-winning-comedian-francesca-martinez-reflects-on-her-involvement-in-a-research-centre-for-museums-and-galleries-project-exceptional-extraordinary/

  Posted by Sarah Plumb in School of Museum Studies Blog on February 24, 2017 Exceptional & Extraordinary was a research project initiated by the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) at the University of Leicester which set out to stimulate public and medical...

• Niki Ferraro

  https://le.ac.uk/people/niki-ferraro

  The academic profile of Ms Niki Ferraro, PhD student at University of Leicester

• Parchment used in immersive experience

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-3/

  10. A full-size piece of vellum (calf-skin) suspended on a frame and prepared ready for writing on. The pattern of the animal's spine can still be seen running along the central length of the vellum.

• Contents of display case draw

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-4/

  9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.

• MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-8/

  3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.

• SEE ME AS ME exhibition launched at Attenborough Arts Centre as part of British Museum youth engagement project

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/see-me-as-me

  SEE ME AS ME features a mix of film, sculpture, creative writing and music – all created and curated by the team of young adults, with support from the creative team of Attenborough Arts Centre and Pedestrian.

• Culture, heritage and languages

  https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/expertise/culture-heritage-languages

  Our academics are keen to offer their expertise across the fields of culture, heritage and languages, with services including archaeological pursuits and translation.