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• Spring seminar series archive

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

  Browse past spring seminar series dating back to 2003. We've hosted numerous speakers on a variety of topics spanning the breadth of Victorian studies.

• New campaign launched to encourage students to aim Higher

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/meettheparents

  A new scheme to encourage parents and young people to set their sights on Higher Education has been launched today (Monday). Pathways is a partnership funded by the Office for Students as part of their Uni Connect Programme.

• Outreach

  https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/outreach

  Arrangements can made for American Studies lecturers from the University of Leicester to give talks to schools - free of charge - on their specialist subject areas. Find out more about talks offered and how you can arrange a talk for your school.

• University of Leicester alumnus breaks into European opera circuit

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/liam-james-karai

  Dr Jenkins recently made the trip to Germany to watch Liam perform as lead baritone, Escamillo in Carmen at Mainz Opera House. Dr Jenkins said: “Music at the University of Leicester is a student-led recreational activity.

• 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...

• 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.