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• University of Leicester academic involved with new Bible Museum from inception

  Date: 6 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-academic-involved-with-new-bible-museum-from-inception

  One month before it opens to the public, Museum of the Bible—the 430,000-square-foot museum being dedicated Nov. 17 three blocks from the U.S.

• Ancient history competitions to inspire school children to learn about Greek and Roman pasts

  Date: 27 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/ancient-history-competitions-to-inspire-school-children-to-learn-about-greek-and-roman-pasts

  A series of competitions organised by our University will inspire young people across the UK to learn about the ancient world in creative ways.

• Literary Leicester festival celebrates tenth year with diverse new programme of events throughout the city

  Date: 21 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/literary-leicester-celebrates-tenth-year-with-diverse-new-programme-of-events-throughout-the-city

  Literary Leicester- our free international literature festival celebrating the written and spoken word- is taking place this week.

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Alec Baldwin learned from Joe Orton for awardwinning performance

  Date: 18 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-playwright-joe-orton-lives-on-in-hollywood

  The influence of Joe Orton can be seen in an Emmy-winning performance, according to a recent interview by an academic expert of the Leicester...

• Leicester team to compete in University Challenge

  Date: 15 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-team-to-compete-in-university-challenge

  Four talented students from the our University are going to show Paxman what they’re made of in an upcoming episode of University Challenge.

• International Honour for Outstanding Scholarship

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/international-honour-for-outstanding-scholarship

  A Visiting Professor at our University's School of Archaeology and Ancient History is being honoured for his outstanding work.

• Epic effort to publish complete works of Brideshead Revisited author launching soon

  Date: 11 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/epic-effort-to-publish-complete-works-of-brideshead-revisited-author-launching-soon

  An epic effort to bring together for the first time The Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh is being spearheaded by the author’s grandson in...

• New edition of book detailing the architecture of University of Leicester published

  Date: 31 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/book-detailing-the-architecture-of-university-of-leicester-published-in-new-edition

  The architectural histories of the University of Leicester and De Montfort University are detailed side by side in a new book by a respected...

• Archaeologists return to Castle Hill to explore historic monument linked with Knights Hospitallers

  Date: 29 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/archaeologists-return-to-castle-hill-to-explore-historic-monument-linked-with-knights-hospitallers

  From 2 - 27 September, our archaeologists working with Leicester City Council and members of the public, will return to Castle Hill Country Park...