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

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

  • Student engagement and conduct

    Student engagement

  • 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.

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

    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.

  • Research student projects

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

  • Cataloguing photos relating to World War Two and Leicester – A work in progress

    Posted by Karin Li in Library and Learning Services on August 14, 2023 The East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA) and The University of Leicester Special Collections have launched a new project, ‘Sounds for the Future’.

  • People

    Our activities in the Centre for Hate Studies are coordinated by Professor Neil Chakraborti, Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Dr Chris Allen and Dr Amy Clarke. They are highly experienced in researching, evaluating and training on hate and extremism-related issues.

  • 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

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

  • Top honours for nine influential individuals

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

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