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• Leicester-led study to explore mental health and drug use in colonial and post-colonial prisons

  Date: 27 May 2025

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  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has been awarded £3.3m to research drugs and mental health in prison settings globally.

• Black British history scholarship is established to honour historian and activist Len Garrison

  Date: 13 May 2025

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  Three postgraduates will be able study Black British history with the Â鶹ÊÓƵ free of charge, thanks to a scholarship set up to...

• Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary

  Date: 7 May 2025

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  The voices of Leicester people who lived through the Second World War can now be heard on a website launched in time for the 80th anniversary of...

• Family friendly free event to showcase the region’s heritage

  Date: 28 Feb 2025

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  A free family friendly event which puts the spotlight on the rich heritage of our city and region takes place at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on...

• First-ever University Challenge champs aim to bring trophy back to Leicester

  Date: 30 Oct 2024

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  A team of Â鶹ÊÓƵ students will be bidding to bring the BBC University Challenge trophy back to the East Midlands for the first...

• Leicester alumnus Nick won’t rule out third Paralympic Games dream

  Date: 24 Sep 2024

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ alumnus Nick Cummins MBE hasn’t ruled out competing for Team GB for a third Paralympic Games following a tough end to...

• Former Leicester history scholar Nick set to defend his gold Paralympic title

  Date: 27 Aug 2024

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  A former Â鶹ÊÓƵ scholar is preparing to compete for his second Paralympic gold this week in Paris.

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ Olympic and Paralympic hopefuls ready to compete on the world stage

  Date: 26 Jul 2024

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  Student Lauren Henry and alumnus Nick Cummins are competing as part of TeamGB in the Olympics and Paralympics 2024

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ historian celebrates double book prize win

  Date: 11 Jul 2024

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  Clare Anderson, Professor of History and Director of the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies, has won the Social History Society Book Prize...

• Leicester’s Roman and Medieval past explored at Festival of Archaeology

  Date: 5 Jul 2024

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  Â鶹ÊÓƵ teams are involved in events and displays across the region for the national Festival of Archaeology.