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Archaeology students and ULAS staff from University of Leicester carefully clean the fully exposed Trojan War mosaic. © ULAS

December 7, 2022

Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK

John S Thomas, University of Leicester

Rutland’s Roman villa caused a media storm when it was first discovered in 2020 – now researchers have returned to uncover even more surprises.

Canada geese and mallards at sunset, laser-etched with a pattern from sections of mosaic design of the Imam Mosque in Isfahan, Iran, seen in ‘Mallards Reeds’ by artist Soheila Esfahani. (Soheila Kolahdouz Esfahani)

April 21, 2022

Contemporary Muslim artists continue to adapt Islamic patterns to challenge ideas about fixed culture

Soheila Kolahdouz Esfahani, Western University

As Islamic geometric patterns and arabesque designs have migrated globally, they’ve been adapted, and may not even be recognized as bearing the influence of Islamic societies.

September 14, 2020

Keep calm, but don’t just carry on: how to deal with China’s mass surveillance of thousands of Australians

Bruce Baer Arnold, University of Canberra

It’s not clear how individuals are being targeted. And while they’re mostly high-profile people, that doesn’t mean there’s no lesson for the average person to take away.

Thoughts in my mind look like a black rainbow. itstom

May 13, 2014

Words used to diagnose depression don’t reflect reality

Peter Kinderman, University of Liverpool

The words we use help shape how we think. Poets choose their words carefully and deliberately for their emotional impact. The way we conceptualise psychological problems in therapy has echoes of the choice…

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