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• Leicester academic sheds new insight on William Wordsworth in new book

  Date: 12 Dec 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/wordsworth

  Read more about Professor Philip Shaw's newest book exploring William Wordsworth's relationship with war.

• Dreamt of directing Shakespeare? Well, here’s your chance

  Date: 31 Oct 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/shakespeare

  A free community workshop at the University of Leicester will give people the chance to have a go at directing Shakespeare.

• Punk project supported by University of Leicester expert nominated for major National Lottery Award

  Date: 19 Sep 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/punk

  A University of Leicester-supported, acclaimed exhibition celebrating the UK’s punk scene has been nominated for a National Lottery Award 2023.

• First witness to the Great Fire of London uncovered by University of Leicester academic

  Date: 1 Sep 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/fire-of-london

  Professor Kate Loveman of the University of Leicester for the Museum of London has identified the first witness of the Great Fire of London.

• Never mind the mohawks: here’s how punk made what we watch and read

  Date: 7 Aug 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/punk-film-literature

  University of Leicester’s Dr Emma Parker hosts talks as part of the Punk Festival Weekender from 18-20 August.

• HE assessment guidance is successfully tackling racial inequality, study finds

  Date: 11 Jul 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/ripiag

  The most recent assessment of the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) has shown that its implementation has improved race...

• Rage and Revolution Revisited as a Major Punk Exhibition Hits Leicester This Summer

  Date: 25 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/punk-rage-revolution

  The team behind the successful 2019 Mods: Shaping a Generation exhibition, Soft Touch Arts, Arch Creative and Shaun Knapp, are proud to present...

• Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London

  Date: 18 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/fire-of-london

  The University of Leicester and the Museum of London have today launched new learning resources for primary schools about the Great Fire of London...

• Leicester scholar’s Bible ushers in new royal chapter (and verse)

  Date: 5 May 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/coronation-bible-king-james

  The Quatercentenary Edition of the King James Bible, prepared by University of Leicester academic Professor Gordon Campbell in 2011, will be used...

• Ukrainian students find sanctuary at University of Leicester

  Date: 7 Mar 2023

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/ukraine-students

  Four Ukrainian students have travelled one-and-a-half thousand miles to find sanctuary – and continue their studies – at the University of Leicester.