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The Historical Genetics of the Cotentin Peninsula
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/related-projects/the-historical-genetics-of-the-cotentin-peninsula
Academic partners This project is being carried out by Dr Richard Jones and Dr Turi King, in partnership with Professor Pierre Bauduin.
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The coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-coffining-of-the-mortal-remains-of-king-richard-iii
On Sunday 15 March, 2015 the coffining of the mortal remains of King Richard III took place in preparation for reinterment at Leicester Cathedral on 26 March. The private occasion took place in the Council Room – formerly a Chapel - of the University of Leicester.
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UK medical sciences would have to scale back ambition if we became isolated from the European Union says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/uk-medical-sciences-would-have-to-2018scale-back-ambition2019-if-we-became-isolated-from-the-european-union-says-academic
UK medical sciences may have to ‘scale back its ambition’ if Britain leaves the European Union, according to Professor Andrew Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.
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Freedom of the Borough awards
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/freedom-of-the-borough
On Sunday 12 September 2021, the University of Leicester was conferred the Freedom of the Borough by Oadby and Wigston Borough Council (OWBC)
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Royal visit to the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/22-royal-visit
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the University on Wednesday 28 November.
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Jane the T-rex
https://le.ac.uk/gge/outreach/jane-trex
Find out more about Jane, Geology's resident juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex at the University of Leicester.
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The forgotten success of penal transportation reform in late Imperial Russia: the lowering of prison
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/06/08/the-forgotten-success-of-penal-transportation-reform-in-late-imperial-russia-the-lowering-of-prisoner-mortality-in-the-transfer-system-1885-1915/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 8, 2016 By Mikhail Nakonechny . The late Imperial Russian prison and exile system is almost unequivocally considered to be the traditional embodiment of brutality, institutional inhumanity and injustice.
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Loz Atkinson’s: The Edge of Forever
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/02/loz-atkinsons-the-edge-of-forever/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 March 2022 An exhibition at the Attenborough Arts Centre brings together key works from Loz Atkinson ’s ‘Imagined Nebula’ series, which began in 2015 as an outlet for Loz’s...
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About the Centre
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/about
Find out more about the Centre for English Local History; including the history of the Centre, the Marc Fitch House, and our collections and affiliations.
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The fate of the King’s body
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/fate-of-the-body
Since Richard III’s death, many legends have arisen concerning the fate of his body. Find out about the legends and the real-life search for the King's body.