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Green Week Stall, 2017
No full textColour photograph of a stall on campus for Green Week. Submitted for the 'University of Leicester Community' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017
View of Attenborough Tower, Charles Wilson and The Engineering Building, 2017
No full textColour photograph of the view across Victoria Park of Attenborough Tower, The Charles Wilson Building and The Engineering Building in the sun. Submitted for the 'Campus' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017
View of Attenborough Tower and The Charles Wilson Building, 2017
No full textColour Photograph of Attenborough Tower and the Charles Wilson Building as viewed from across Victoria Park in the sunset. Submitted for the 'Campus' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017
Bike Racks on University of Leicester Campus, 2017
No full textColour photograph of the bike racks underneath Attenborough Tower. Submitted for the 'Campus' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'University of Leicester have lots of cycle park around campus, even secure indoor cycle storage. Now that is awesome.
Outside De Monford Hall Graduation Ceremony, 2016
No full textColour photograph of students outside of De Monford Hall waiting for graduation. Submitted for the 'Social Activities' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'The graduation ceremony is a very important event for the university students. How lovely the weather was!
Studying at Home, 2017
No full textBlack and white photograph of a students daughter whilst she studies at home. Submitted for the 'Study Facilities' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'My 3 year old daughter Matilda 'helping' mummy study.
Research Workplace, 2017
No full textColour Photograph of a PhD Students Research Workplace, including many books, notepads and a tablet. Submitted for the 'Study Facilities' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'I am a DL PhD student and this is my research workplace at the Archaeological Civic Museum of Bologna, Italy.
Hazel Squire interviewed by Elliott Lloyd, 4 November 2016
No full textHazel Squire (HS) interviewed by Elliott Lloyd (EL) on 04 November 2016. HS details her early youth in Leicester, England. Recalls visiting the Lido in Uppingham. Discusses Leicester's industrial history and recent developments including Haymarket and Athena Conference Centre. Describes impact of recent heritage discoveries, including Richard III. Comments on heritage and its relationship with personal identity. Describes importance of heritage in large cities, suggests Leicester should better promote its heritage
Richard Clark interviewed by Catherine Hallsworth, 6 December 2016
No full textRichard Clark (RC) interviewed by Catherine Hallsworth (CH) on 06 December 2016. RC came to Leicester, England in 1989 to study a Master's Degree in Archaeological Studies Post-Excavation Skills. Applied to work for Leicester Archaeological Unit in 1991, began working on excavation at the Tax Office on Causeway Lane as Roman Pottery Specialist. Describes biggest physical changes to Leicester, construction of inner Ring Road through centre of the central North East quarter of the Roman, medieval and post medieval towns. Mentions excavation of Shires shopping centre and subsequent construction. Details the introduction of Planning Policy Guidance Notes 15 and 16 in 1990s; increase in volume of archaeological discoveries made as a result of development across city. Describes work as Roman Pottery Specialist and as a Planning Archaeologist, facilitating archaeological input in developments taking place across city. Appointed City Archaeologist in 1997 and stayed in post till 2003. Describes discovery of Richard III as highest profile archaeological discovery in Leicester. Details personal attitudes towards heritage, notes a shift in his perspective away from the archaeology at a small scale to archaeology and heritage at a wider level. Comments on changing public attitudes towards heritage, suggests effort should be made to better engage multi-cultural communities in Leicester's heritage sites. Describes impact of Planning Policy Guidance Notes 15 and 16, archaeologists could better anticipate archaeological concerns; allowed for structured programme of archaeological work. Mentions growth of commercial Archaeological Units. Comments on role as Principal Archaeologist for the county of Leicestershire, assessing impacts of developments upon the archaeological significance of a site and putting in place mitigation programmes. Comments on significance of heritage to city planning and development and importance of wider county heritage
Staff and student rally for LGBTQ rights, 2017
No full textColour photography of staff and students rallying for LGBTQ rights. Submitted for the 'University of Leicester Community' Category, Student Life Photograph Competition, 2016-2017. Entered with the caption 'Students gather to start a rally for LGBTQ rights in the university campus.