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Teaching resources cast new light on The Great Fire of London
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...
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Leicester scholar’s Bible ushers in new royal chapter (and verse)
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...
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University of Leicester commissioned to undertake pioneering research into rural racism by Leverhulme Trust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/rural-racism
University of Leicester experts have been commissioned by The Leverhulme Trust to develop a ground-breaking study on racism in rural England.
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Ukrainian students find sanctuary at University of Leicester
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.
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University of Leicester research into Joe Orton’s relationship with Kenneth Halliwell to feature in LGBTQ+ mental health exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/poetic-licence
A play about the Leicester-born playwright, Joe Orton, informed by research from the University of Leicester, will feature in The Netherlands’...
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Mick Herron, Bernadine Evaristo, Nina Stibbe and Kit de Waal headline 2023 Literary Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/literary-leicester
The programme for Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester's annual free literary festival, has been announced today.
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University of Leicester launches exhibition celebrating 400th anniversary of Shakespeare’s First Folio
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/shakespeare
The University of Leicester is celebrating the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s First Folio with an exhibition at the David Wilson Library.
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University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye
A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree...
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Dickens codebreakers recognised at Higher Education ‘Oscars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/the-awards-2022
The Dickens Code project, led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with the University of Foggia, takes home a Times Higher Education...
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Engaging the digital generation in democracy: new insights presented by Leicester experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/digigen-conference
Research by University of Leicester explores how a digitally-literate younger generation becomes involved in politics through digital technology.