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• 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...

• Our academics present at British Science Festival

  Date: 5 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-academics-present-at-british-science-festival

  Researchers have revealed a revolutionary DNA swab they predict will increase prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators on a global scale.

• 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...

• Expert opinions cover North Korea sex work and freedom of speech in Russia

  Date: 15 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/expert-opinions-cover-north-korea-sex-work-and-freedom-of-speech-in-russia

  In an article for The Conversation, Professor Teela Sanders from the Department of Criminology has discussed the importance of moving towards a...

• University of Leicester remembers playwright Joe Orton

  Date: 9 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/university-of-leicester-remembers-playwright-joe-orton

  Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton and the occasion is being marked by a host of events remembering...

• Hello Leicester Hollywood star Alec Baldwin pays tribute to Joe Orton for University event

  Date: 28 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hello-leicester-hollywood-star-alec-baldwin-pays-tribute-to-joe-orton-for-university-event

  Hollywood icon and 2017 Emmy Award nominee Alec Baldwin is playing a key role in a Leicester event celebrating the legacy of playwright Joe Orton.

• Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain

  Date: 27 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover

  Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement...

• Joe Ortons life and legacy celebrated in three East Midlands exhibitions

  Date: 14 Jul 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/joe-ortons-life-and-legacy-celebrated-in-three-east-midlands-exhibitions

  A renowned University of Leicester expert on playwright Joe Orton is involved in three public exhibitions about his life and work.