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• 1,800 year-old evidence of Roman worship found in Leicester Cathedral dig

  Date: 6 Mar 2023

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ Archaeological Services uncover evidence of a cellar and altar stone from the Roman period thought to be a private shrine...

• University holds series of public events to mark Leicester’s migration history

  Date: 22 Aug 2022

  /news/2022/august/leicester-migration-events

  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working in conjunction with partners to hold five public events on the recent history of migration to the city.

• Links between historic places, colonialism and slavery revealed

  Date: 22 Sep 2020

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  Connections between 93 historic places and colonialism and historic slavery have been revealed by the National Trust today, for the first time.

• Demand for free colonial history lessons spikes

  Date: 10 Jun 2020

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  Free home schooling packs about Britain’s colonial past have seen a surge in popularity.

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

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  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...

• Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists

  Date: 22 May 2019

  /news/2019/may/23-enderby-iron-age-bark-shield

  A unique bark shield from the Iron Age has been discovered by archaeologists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ, the only one of its kind ever found...

• Leicester to host national conference on Black British history

  Date: 16 Apr 2019

  /news/2019/april/17-black-british-history-workshop

  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ and the Centre for New Writing is set to host the prestigious Institute of Commonwealth Studies’ 10th Black British...

• Students embark on RAF Stories mission

  Date: 6 Dec 2018

  /news/2018/december/06-students-embark-raf-stories-mission

  History students at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have teamed up with the RAF Museum, Cosford and students at De Montfort University for a community...

• Poppy Wreath Pilgrimage to pay tribute to World War One Heroes

  Date: 9 Nov 2018

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ to visit war memorials in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland On Sunday 11 November, Sir David Attenborough OM and...

• New video remembers the beginnings of the University

  Date: 5 Nov 2018

  /news/2018/november/05-centenary-video

  Commemorative film reveals the story of our creation.