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• Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

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  Last night staff from across the Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the...

• Archaeological excavations at Bradgate Park uncover the home of Lady Jane Grey

  Date: 24 Jun 2019

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  Archaeologists from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ have returned to Bradgate Park for their fifth season of excavations.

• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  Date: 11 Jun 2019

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  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly...

• Unique Iron Age shield found by Leicester archaeologists

  Date: 22 May 2019

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  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...

• Athena SWAN Award for Archaeology and Ancient History

  Date: 6 May 2019

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  We are pleased to announce that the School of Archaeology and Ancient History (SAAH) has received an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of...

• Digging for Britain

  Date: 17 Dec 2018

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  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ Archaeological Services (ULAS) excavation, will feature on BBC4’s Digging for Britain on Wednesday 19 December at 9.00pm.

• 19th Century mince pie recipe

  Date: 14 Dec 2018

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  Bake the perfect mince pie with this old-time Christmas recipe ‘Shred pies’, or mince pies as they are more commonly known, are a popular festive...

• New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch

  Date: 13 Dec 2018

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ book and competition to teach children about Roman Britain A new book, Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester, has been...

• Chickens to be marker of Anthropocene

  Date: 12 Dec 2018

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  Consumption of chickens signals new geological epoch according to research led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Modern meat chickens are a defining...

• Richard III’s discovery takes to the stage at the Royal Institution

  Date: 23 Nov 2018

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  Richard III geneticist Professor Turi King to give prestigious JBS Haldane Lecture on Monday 26 November 2018.