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Hello Leicester Hollywood star Alec Baldwin pays tribute to Joe Orton for University event
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.
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
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...
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Stephen Fry reveals previously untold LGBTQ history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/stephen-fry-reveals-previously-untold-lgbtq-history
Our University is working with the  National Trust is celebrating LGBTQ heritage, to reveal new information about Felbrigg Hall’s last squire,...
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Joe Ortons life and legacy celebrated in three East Midlands exhibitions
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.
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Expert discusses popularity of ITVs Love Island with the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-discusses-popularity-of-itvs-love-island-with-the-bbc
The phenomenon that is ‘Love Island’ on ITV2 was discussed by an academic from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology today (Wednesday,...
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Academic publishes new book on Brexit Trump and the Media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/academic-publishes-new-book-on-brexit-trump-and-the-media
The impact of Brexit, Donald Trump and last month’s General Election on the media are explored in a new book titled 'Brexit, Trump and the...
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Expert opinions cover Juno Jupiter the Kurdish Referendum and hacking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-juno-jupiter-the-kurdish-referendum-and-hacking
Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written an article discussing some of the latest developments from the Juno...
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Distinguished personalities to be honoured at our graduation ceremonies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/distinguished-personalities-to-be-honoured-at-our-graduation-ceremonies
As we celebrate the success of our graduating students at our summer graduation ceremonies from 11-14 July, the achievements of six distinguished...
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Project to help child historians to explore English country houses colonial connections
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/projec-to-help-child-historians-to-explore-english-country-houses2019-colonial-connections
A new initiative by our Centre for New Writing will mobilise child historians to develop new audiences for cutting-edge research about British...
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Museum Studies students host an experiment in the Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/museum-studies-students-host-an-experiment-in-the-gallery
An exhibition by students in our School of Museum Studies is being held in the Gallery at De Montfort University, the first public exhibition to...