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• Public can celebrate Leicester’s heritage this weekend

  Date: 19 Mar 2024

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  A free event which puts the spotlight on Leicester’s rich heritage takes place this weekend at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

• Medieval prayer guide written by woman to be published for the first time

  Date: 29 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/medieval-women

  Read more about Dr Ben Parson's new book, Two Middle English Prayer Cycles: Holkham Prayers and Meditations and Simon Appulby’s Fruyte of Redempcyon

• Sold-out true crime themed wine tasting evening returns to Cardiff this Valentine’s Day

  Date: 23 Jan 2024

  /news/2024/january/wine-and-crime

  Read more about the new true crime event hosted by Dr Angela Muir, Director of the Centre for Regional and Local History

• First witness to the Great Fire of London uncovered by Â鶹ÊÓƵ academic

  Date: 1 Sep 2023

  /news/2023/september/fire-of-london

  Professor Kate Loveman of the Â鶹ÊÓƵ for the Museum of London has identified the first witness of the Great Fire of London.

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ historian bestowed British Academy honour

  Date: 21 Jul 2023

  /news/2023/july/clare-anderson

  A Â鶹ÊÓƵ expert on imperial and global history has been recognised for their contribution to the humanities and social sciences.

• Six Leverhulme Early Career Fellows to join Â鶹ÊÓƵ to conduct groundbreaking research

  Date: 4 Jul 2023

  /news/2023/july/leverhulme

  Six academics will join the Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the 2023/24 academic year after being awarded Early Career Fellowships from the Leverhulme...

• Â鶹ÊÓƵ celebrates 75th anniversary of Empire Windrush arrival

  Date: 22 Jun 2023

  /news/2023/june/windrush

  The Â鶹ÊÓƵ is working with the city’s Caribbean community to mark the 75th anniversary of the arrival of the Empire Windrush.

• Podcast brings East Midlanders’ memories of last century’s coronations to life

  Date: 5 May 2023

  /news/2023/may/oral-history

  East Midlanders talking about their experiences of last century’s royal coronations feature in a new podcast from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ.

• Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history

  Date: 28 Apr 2023

  /news/2023/april/pipes

  The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two Â鶹ÊÓƵ academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick...

• 86-year-old PhD graduate amongst Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Class of 2023

  Date: 2 Feb 2023

  /news/2023/february/stan-hardie

  An 86-year-old was amongst the thousands of students who graduated from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ last week.