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

  Date: 22 Aug 2022

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

• Rotting fish help solve mystery of how soft tissue fossils form

  Date: 8 Aug 2022

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  New research at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has transformed scientists’ understanding of how spectacular fossils with delicate soft tissues form.

• Leicester expertise supports new £14.5 million community heritage hub

  Date: 3 Aug 2022

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  Leicester researchers and students attended a ceremony to mark the official opening of a nationally-significant heritage site by the Princess...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ backs performances marking 50 years since Ugandan Asian exodus

  Date: 11 Jul 2022

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has backed a series of performances which mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus.

• Call for volunteers to help preserve treasure trove of East Midlands history

  Date: 26 May 2022

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  A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help archivists and volunteers secure the future of the East Midlands Oral History...

• Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site

  Date: 24 May 2022

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  The team behind the discovery of Richard III have resumed major archaeological excavations at Leicester Cathedral, close to where the King was found.

• Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)

  Date: 12 May 2022

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on...

• Research reveals human-driven changes to distinctive foraging patterns in North Pacific Ocean

  Date: 14 Apr 2022

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  The first large-scale study of its kind has uncovered more than 4,000 years’ worth of distinctive foraging behaviour in a species once driven to...

• What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before

  Date: 16 Mar 2022

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  New research led by palaeobiologists at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has identified startling similarities between the mouths of grasshoppers and...

• The Dickens Code: Enduring mystery of Dickens shorthand letter solved with crowd-sourced research

  Date: 7 Feb 2022

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  An international team of volunteers and amateur decoders have helped experts solve the enduring mystery of a letter written by celebrated novelist...