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  • New International Studies Unit to launch at our University

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/new-international-studies-unit-launch-at-our-university

    A new Kurdistan International Studies Unit is being launched at our University.

  • University News Centre scores four-in-a-row

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/university-news-centre-scores-four-in-a-row

    Our University's News Centre has received four awards within the space of three months, recognising a range of successes in a number of significant areas.

  • Vindolanda Week 1 – University of Leicester

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/11/14/journey-to-the-edge-of-empire-notes-from-vindolanda-week-1/

    The Arch-I-Scan Team resumes scanning activities and travels to the Roman fort and museum at Vindolanda.

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-8/

    3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.

  • A Promising Future: Convict Voyages to Western Australia by Kellie Moss

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/06/a-promising-future-convict-voyages-to-western-australia-by-kellie-moss/

    Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 6, 2014 During a recent research trip to the State Library of Western Australia I had the opportunity to examine the journal compiled by William Smith, Surgeon Superintendent, on board the Merchantman’s second...

  • LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2017/02/28/lgbt-month-highlights-changing-attitudes-on-campus/

    Menu Close University Leadership Team Home LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus LGBT month highlights changing attitudes on Campus Posted by on February 28, 2017 Whenever I see an LGBT+ event advertised on campus I feel joy that attitudes have changed so...

  • Svenja Bethke

    https://le.ac.uk/people/svenja-bethke

    The academic profile of Dr Svenja Bethke, Associate Professor in Modern European History at University of Leicester

  • Contents of display case draw

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-4/

    9. Scrapers like this were used to remove hair and fat from the animal skin used to make parchment. The scents of Frankincense, Myrrh and Lubanja are sometimes retained within the folios of a manuscript and can still be smelt if we are lucky enough to get close enough.

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-2/

    6. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. A decorated border and rubrics helped the reader to navigate the book, marking the start of a new section of text. (Red ink was often used for this purpose).

  • MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav/

    5. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript. The blank final page seems to have been used by the owner of the manuscript to record his or her own illustrated interpretation.

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