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School of English Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 4

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/page/4/

Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

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 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 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.

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.

Fossils solve mystery of how life moved onto land

https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/fossils-solve-mystery-of-how-life-moved-onto-land

A collection of Scottish fossils which solve the mystery of how vertebrate life came to move from water to land will be displayed in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland entitled Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land running from Friday 19...