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Leicester academic explores unanswered questions about Easter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-academic-explores-unanswered-questions-about-easter
Dr Philip Shaw, from the University of Leicester, will explore the pagan origins of Easter in a free public event on 6 April.
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Research suggests people who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/research-suggests-people-who-want-to-prevent-immigration-to-the-uk-are-less-happy-than-those-who-welcome-it
People who want to stop further immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it, and politicians are part of the reason for this,...
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Sensational discovery of previously unseen Adrian Mole diary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/sensational-discovery-of-previously-unseen-adrian-mole-diary
Teenage intellectual Mole achieved fame in the 1980s for his astute, observational journal cataloguing middle class domestic life in a Leicester...
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Leicester expert provides research to House of Commons on homophobia in sport
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-expert-provides-research-to-house-of-commons-on-homophobia-in-sport
A University expert from the Department of Media, Communications and Sociology has given evidence to a House of Commons Select Committee as part...
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Experts respond to triggering of Article 50 and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/experts-respond-to-triggering-of-article-50-and-brexit
Over the last year, academics from across the University have been discussing Brexit and the future of the UK once we leave the European Union.
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The notsosecret birthday party of Adrian Mole aged 50
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-not-so-secret-birthday-party-of-adrian-mole-aged-50-1
Well, Adrian himself won’t – obviously – but some of those involved with his story over the years, and many of his keenest fans, will gather at...
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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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Armed patrols in Leicester join the debate about policing in our city
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/armed-patrols-in-leicester-join-the-debate-about-policing-in-our-city
Leicestershire police chief Simon Cole is to talk at a public event on 23 March about the force’s recent deployment of armed patrols in crowded...