News and events
Highlights
- AHRC-funded PhD places via the Midlands4Cities consortium
- Annual Buchan lecture ‘Unnatural Urges: Sex-Dreams in the Ancient World’, 13 Nov 2018
- Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education - for the work of ULAS and the School in public archaeology and public engagement.
- School’s Research Seminars
News and Events
Leicester ancient history goes to Ghana
Naoíse Mac Sweeney presents at the inaugural meeting of the Classical Association of Ghana
Janie Masseglia getting people cursing at the Ashmolean
Ancient History lecturer Janie Masseglia participates in Latin reading and writing event at the Ashmolean Museum
Beyond the Three Age System: a major new School project
New Leverhulme Trust funded project aims to transform how we think about the role of material things in the past
The mystery bones of Bradgate Park
Mystery deposit of horse bones revealed in excavation of aristocratic stables at Bradgate Park
First Year students enjoy field trip to Creswell Crags
First Year students enjoy field trip to Creswell Crags Palaeolithic site
AHRC Midlands4Cities PhD funding for UK/EU students
AHRC-funded PhD places potentially available in the School of Archaeology & Ancient History through the M4C Doctoral Training Partnership
Leicester to train the next generation of arts and humanities researchers
Leicester is part of a Midlands universities partnership that will create 460 new postgraduate studentship opportunities across the region over the next five years
Richard III Geneticist leads DNA search to identify 'the man who shaped early America'
Professor Turi King in Jamestown Rediscovery project
Stibbe Roman mosaic to go on public display for first time
Free exhibition showcasing Leicester’s Roman past will be running at BBC Radio Leicester studio between 16 – 27 July
Shedding new light on drinking and eating habits in the Roman world
International research network exploring new ways of processing millions of Roman artefacts associated with the consumption of food and drink
New archaeological excavations to start at Bradgate Park
Free public event on Sunday 1 July to reveal new discoveries at popular attraction
Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation
With topics ranging from Facebook data to Julius Caesar, to heart attack risk factors and how colour can help us communicate, Leicester experts have contributed a wide variety of opinion articles to the platform
Britain's biggest Classics conference heads for Leicester
University hosts renowned speakers at Classical Association Conference
Researcher speaks at international conference in Pakistan on effects of expanding tourism on heritage sites
Dr Ruth Young visited Makli, one of the biggest historical cemeteries in the world, earlier this month
New film reveals challenges behind lifting and conserving a Roman mosaic
Leicester archaeologists explain how a Roman mosaic found in Leicester was successfully lifted and conserved
Leicester scientist features in Canadian-British documentary providing new insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant
Archaeologist Dr Richard Thomas provides expertise to upcoming Canadian Broadcast Corporation documentary on 7 January 2018
Former burial place of King Richard III given scheduled monument protection
Site where our archaeologists uncovered mortal remains is granted protection on advice of Historic England
Leicester researcher contributes to Coventry’s successful UK City of Culture bid
Mark Webb from the School of Archaeology and Ancient History highlights Coventry’s late medieval heritage
New insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant revealed in BBC One documentary
Archaeologist provides expertise to upcoming documentary with Sir David Attenborough on 10 December
Sanctuary Awards recognition for project involving University of Leicester
Archaeological Heritage project in Cyprus is runner-up in MOD event
