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How forensic statistics nailed the identity of the Last Plantagenet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/how-forensic-statistics-nailed-the-identity-of-the-2018last-plantagenet2019
A Leicester historian who carried out a genealogical study of King Richard III will give a talk on Tuesday 28 March at the University’s Centre for...
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Crime writer and creator of Inspector Morse dies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/crime-writer-and-creator-of-inspector-morse-dies
The University has learnt of the death of the author Colin Dexter, most famous for creating the character of Inspector Morse and the series of...
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Academic revives Joe Ortons mischievous alter ego Mrs Edna Welthorpe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/academic-revives-joe-orton2019s-mischievous-alter-ego-2018mrs-edna-welthorpe2019-1
To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, Curve is currently staging a major production of his final play...
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Expert opinions cover the British Empire air pollution the CIA and how society sleeps
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-the-british-empire-air-pollution-the-cia-and-how-society-sleeps
Dr Stan Neal from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about how the British...
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Expert opinions cover degree building Brexit and Gibraltar tinnitus and the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-degree-building-brexit-and-gibraltar-and-the-bbc
The government says students should get transferable credits for modules and feel free to move between higher education providers.
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Film screening and QA with Leverhulme Artist in Residence for International Womens Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/film-screening-and-q-a-with-leverhulme-artist-in-residence-for-international-womens-day
As part of International Women’s Day at our University, Kajal Nisha Patel, Leverhulme Artist in Residence (2016), will be in conversation with Dr...
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Leicester PhD graduates debut novel among most anticipated books of 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-phd-graduate2019s-debut-novel-among-most-anticipated-books-of-2017
Leicester PhD graduate Dr Sabyn Javeri’s debut novel, Nobody Killed Her, has been included as one of the Huffington Post India’s most anticipated...
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University celebrates largest online collection of local oral history recordings in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university-celebrates-largest-online-collection-of-local-oral-history-recordings-in-the-uk
A free public event to celebrate the publication of over 400 interviews recorded by the Leicester Oral History Archive between 1983 and 1990 will...
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Race class and citizenship following Brexit to be explored at free public event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/race-class-and-citizenship-following-brexit-to-be-explored-at-free-public-event
Our University will host a free public event on Wednesday 22 February which will seek to understand the implications of Brexit in relation to...
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Marginalisation of asylum seekers explored at LGBT World event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/marginalisation-of-asylum-seekers-explored-at-lgbt-world-event
Research into the marginalisation of asylum seekers due to their sexual orientation will be discussed at a free, public event at the University of...