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• A festive flying pterosaur family reunion 150 million years in the making

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/pterosaur-reunion

  University of Leicester study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur

• Thrown to the Lions? New evidence revealed for the use of lions during executions in Roman Britain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/roman-lion-handle

  Archaeologists in Leicester have discovered an elaborately-decorated Roman bronze key handle portraying the execution of captives in the arena by throwing them to lions. The handle portrays a ‘Barbarian’ grappling with a lion, together with four naked youths cowering in terror.

• The hosiery industry

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/the-hosiery-industry

  Leicester is famous for its garment factories and has a rich history of work within the hosiery industry. Learn more about this history, including working hours, apprenticeships and the industry's migrant workforce.

• Research student projects

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/about/laboratories/bone/student-projects

  Browse some of our research students’ projects which have incorporated the use of the bone laboratory in Archaeology and Ancient History.

• Top honours for nine influential individuals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/01-honorary-degrees

  Influential individuals from the worlds of business, art, education, and more have received honorary degrees from the University of Leicester.

• Post-War history exhibition concludes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/post-war-history-exhibition-concludes

  The Oral History of Post-War Leicester 1945-1962 project is coming to an end and has marked this with an afternoon exhibition at the Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester.

• Not for the likes of you

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/not-for-you

  In 2001 RCMG were commissioned to undertake a research audit to advise cultural organisations on how to develop more inclusive messages.

• Two upcoming readings

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/10/16/two-upcoming-readings/

  Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on October 16, 2014 In the next few days, I’ll be taking part in two public events, at Nottingham Festival of Words, and at the London launch of a unique book of essays.

• Winning Poem Published by NASA-Chandra

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/02/04/winning-poem-published-by-nasa-chandra/

  Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on February 4, 2016 Illustration Credit: NASA, S. Gezari (The Johns Hopkins University), and J.

• Data with dignity: University of Leicester trials new ethical surveying software

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/leicsurvey-ethical-survey

  Survey software developed by University of Leicester researchers optimised for charity, hospice and heritage sectors prioritises ethical data gathering, it allows organisations to collect user data in an inclusive and accessible way