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  • University of Leicester event focusses on ‘The Most Diverse Street in Britain’

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/narborough-road

    Narborough Road is the focus of the latest community event in the University of Leicester’s Migration and Making of Leicester series. The street has famously been described as the ‘most diverse’ in Britain.

  • Alcohol and Authenticity – University of Leicester

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/01/24/alcohol-and-authenticity/

    Discussion of alcohol and authenticity as a research theme within Drinking Studies Network, related conferences, and an edited volume Biographies of Drink (CSP, 2015)

  • 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.

  • Semper Eadem collection

    https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/semper-eadem

    The Semper Eadem collection is comprised of photographs and interviews. It was a collaboration between photographer Maxine Beuret and EMOHA to document the interiors of businesses in Leicester that had little changed over decades. Learn more.

  • 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...

  • Convicts, Collecting and Knowledge Production in the Nineteenth Century

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2015/07/27/convicts-collecting-and-knowledge-production-in-the-nineteenth-century/

    Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 27, 2015 In previous blogs, I have explored some of the circulations and connections that linked nations, colonies and empires, and wove together practices of punishment and penal labour across polities and imperial spaces.

  • Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ha3436

    Module code: HA3436 From the newspapers, magazines and tabloids to the multimedia vehicles of film, television and the Internet, film stars not only help to promote products and services, but also signify various social values, cultural identifications and personal desires.

  • Stardom and Identities in Chinese and American Cinemas

    https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3436

    Module code: HA3436 From the newspapers, magazines and tabloids to the multimedia vehicles of film, television and the Internet, film stars not only help to promote products and services, but also signify various social values, cultural identifications and personal desires.

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