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• Discovery of new 430 million-year-old fossils challenges our understanding of ancient molluscs

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/punk-emo

  Study involving University of Leicester scientist examines ‘exceptionally preserved’ soft tissues in fossils

• Crowdsourcing using an online noticeboard

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/20/crowdsourcing-using-an-online-noticeboard/

  Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 20, 2016 Padlet  is a free online noticeboard, which enables you to post thoughts and ideas on ‘sticky notes’.

• Ghana

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/africa/ghana

  We welcome students from Ghana. Find out about entry requirements, the Ghanaian student community and other country-specific information.

• Nigeria

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/africa/nigeria

  We welcome students from Nigeria. Find out about entry requirements, the Nigerian student community and other country-specific information.

• Pakistan

  https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/pakistan

  We welcome students from Pakistan. Find out about entry requirements, the Pakistani student community and other country-specific information.

• New species of ancient tongue worm discovered

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-species-of-ancient-tongue-worm-discovered

  An international team of scientists led by Leicester researchers has discovered a new species of fossil - a 'tongue worm' - in England and have identified it as an ancient parasitic intruder.

• Deborah Sawday

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/deborah-sawday

  Deborah Mary Anne Sawday 11th July 1944 to 19th October 2021 University of Leicester Archaeological Services are sad to announce the death of Deborah Sawday on Tuesday 19th October, at the age of 77, after a long illness.

• New insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant revealed in BBC One documentary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-insights-into-life-and-death-of-jumbo-the-elephant-revealed-in-bbc-one-documentary

  New insights into the life and mysterious death of Jumbo the elephant – a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the film ‘Dumbo’ – will be revealed in a BBC One documentary hosted by Sir David Attenborough and featuring a University of Leicester...

• New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry

  A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.

• Postdoctoral fellows and research associates

  https://le.ac.uk/english/people/postdoctoral-research

  Browse a list of English at Leicester's postdoctoral fellows and research associates. Find out how to get in touch.