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  • ITV drama set at the University to air over Easter

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/itv-drama-set-at-the-university-to-air-over-easter

    The first episode of the two-part ITV fictional drama based on the discovery of DNA fingerprinting at the University of Leicester and its first use in a murder enquiry will air over the Easter bank holiday weekend.

  • Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019

    Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’ and what impact it will leave behind on the planet’s fossil record.

  • Monkeys and chimpanzees have created their own archaeological sites dating back hundreds of years

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/monkeys-and-chimpanzees-have-created-their-own-archaeological-sites-dating-back-hundreds-of-years

    Capuchin monkeys have created their own archaeological sites in Brazil, complete with nut-cracking tools that date back at least 600-700 years ago, according to recent research – and Dr Huw Barton from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History...

  • New academy aims to change nature of health care for older people

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-academy-aims-to-change-nature-of-health-care-for-older-people

    A new academy has been set up in Leicester that hopes to tackle the challenges of ageing and change the nature of health care for older people.

  • Woodland Adventures

    https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary-programmes/woodland-adventure

    Learn more about the Woodland Adventure programme that we offer to primary school children.

  • The Habitable City

    https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-habitable-city

    British Academy Grant (£29,680) October 2012 - September 2015 Dr Toby Lincoln With fifty percent of China’s population living in cities, the world’s most populous nation is now its newest urban society.

  • fore(e)dialogue journal

    https://le.ac.uk/media/study/research-degrees/journal

    for(e)dialogue is a publication project of Media and Communication at Leicester, organised by our PhD students.

  • Dr Sylvia Pinches

    https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/people/sylvia-pinches

    Dr Sylvia Pinches received her doctorate in 2001, and has since held a number of posts, including as a researcher for the Compton Verney House Trust and as a curator at 78 Derngate, Northampton.

  • Preserving the grave

    https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/preserving-the-grave

    One problem faced by the team was, how best to preserve the grave for posterity. Under normal circumstances, the best protection is to carefully cover the archaeology with a protective membrane and rebury it.

  • Glynis Wright MBE

    https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/glynis-wright

    Dr Glynis Wright is an alumna of the University of Leicester acquiring a BA (Hons) in English and Philosophy in 1984. She decided to remain in Leicester after graduating and commenced a career in local government most latterly within the field of economic development.

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