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• Leicester films win prestigious Learning on Screen Awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-films-win-prestigious-learning-on-screen-awards

  Two films produced by our University have been awarded prestigious Learning on Screen Awards by the British Universities Film & Video Council.

• Applications now open for inaugural Space Park Open Art Exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/space-park-exhibition-applications

  Space Park Leicester is calling for UK artists to take part in the first-ever Space Park Open Art Exhibition.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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...

• Report suggests current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/report-suggests-current-responses-to-hate-crime-in-the-uk-are-failing-and-letting-down-victims

  Hate crime victims throughout the United Kingdom are being let down by the Government and criminal justice agencies, according to a new report undertaken by Leicester experts in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.

• Suggested reading

  https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/introductory-reading

  Thinking of applying for American Studies at the University of Leicester? Take a look at our suggestions for books, films and cultural activities that will aid you with your application and prepare you for studying at Leicester.

• Violence reduction hub

  https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/our-hubs/violence-reduction-hub

  The Centre for Hate Studies' Violence reduction hub aims to produce word leading research that enables academics and policy makers to better understand patterns of different forms of violence.