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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.

• Professor Clare Anderson appointed as trustee of Royal Museums Greenwich

  Date: 28 Jul 2022

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Professor Clare Anderson has been appointed by the Prime Minister as one of six new Trustees of the Royal Museums...

• Holocaust Memorial Day: The catalyst for change

  Date: 27 Jan 2022

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  Thursday, 27 January is Holocaust Memorial Day, a time to reflect on the past to safeguard the future.

• Leicester historians guest edit Centenary journal edition

  Date: 12 Oct 2021

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  Leading historians from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have guest edited a special Centenary issue of the prestigious Howard Journal of Crime and...

• Paralympic Gold for Leicester sports scholar

  Date: 29 Aug 2021

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has won Gold as part of Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad at the...

• Two new Heads of School announced

  Date: 2 Aug 2021

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  Two new Heads of School have been appointed within the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities (CSSAH).

• University historian drives successful campaign for Leicestershire flag

  Date: 20 Jul 2021

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  The county of Leicestershire has ended its 1,000-year wait for an official flag, thanks to the work of a historian based at the University of...

• National award for Queer Heritage and Collections Network

  Date: 2 Jul 2021

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  A partnership supporting museums and heritage bodies to reveal and publicly present LGBTQ+ histories – of which the Â鶹ÊÓƵ is a...

• Sports scholar picked for Tokyo Paralympic squad

  Date: 7 Jun 2021

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has been selected in Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad for this...

• €2 million awarded for Leicester expert’s research

  Date: 9 Dec 2020

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  A prestigious €2 million research grant has been awarded to Dr Erin Thomas Dailey, a lecturer in the School of History, Politics & International...