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• Spring seminar series 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2017

  Browse our 2017 spring seminar series in the Victorian Studies Centre.

• 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’.

• Research degrees

  https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/research-degrees

  Academics in American Studies at the University of Leicester are research-active and specialists in their areas. Find out more about studying a PhD or MPhil in American Studies: discover our research interests, find a supervisor and learn about funding opportunities.

• Journey to Justice

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-stories/journey-to-justice

  Journey to Justice exhibition on US civil rights activism, social justice activism in Leicester, and public engagement activities.

• Recognising the support needs of victims

  https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/research/recognising-the-support-needs-of-victims

  Learn about our report on recognising the support needs of victims - a piece of research conducted by the University of Leicester's Centre for Hate Studies. The research examined the specialist support needs of hate crime victims in Hertfordshire.

• Everyone Welcome, 2019-2021

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/everyone-welcome-201921

  Led by public libraries, Books Connect 2 demonstrates how books and reading can inspire innovative ways for libraries, museums and archives to work in partnership with the arts to develop new audiences and new venues for reading inspired creativity.

• Supporting student transition: mid-term personal tutor meeting

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/supporting-student-transition-mid-term-personal-tutor-meeting/

  Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 This is a draft preview version of a resource currently in production.

• New exhibition inspired by iconic Leicester playwright Joe Orton to open its doors

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-exhibition-inspired-by-iconic-leicester-playwright-joe-orton-to-open-its-doors

  A new exhibition inspired by the life and work of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton will open its doors at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in London on Sunday 5 February.

• Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built

  Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of Geology - has confirmed they are sources of Stonehenge’s ‘bluestones’, shedding light on how they were quarried...