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• Artist to retype famous novel on a single sheet of paper

  Date: 5 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/artist-to-retype-famous-novel-on-a-single-sheet-of-paper

  Kingsley Amis’s celebrated novel ‘Lucky Jim’ will be retyped onto a single sheet of paper at the David Wilson Library between 7-14 March by an...

• The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

  Date: 2 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

  The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

• Richard IIIs story to be told to Leicesters schoolchildren

  Date: 27 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/richard-iii2019s-story-to-be-told-to-leicester2019s-schoolchildren

  Thousands of schoolchildren all over the city of Leicester will be learning about the story of Richard III as part of the University’s mission to...

• English Language Teaching Unit celebrates international research students

  Date: 25 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/english-language-teaching-unit-celebrates-international-research-students

  The second annual English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) Research Festival was held on Wednesday 18th February.

• Forensic pathologist recounts experience investigating torture in Syria

  Date: 20 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/confessions-of-a-torture-investigator

  Dr Stuart Hamilton, a leading pathologist from the East Midlands Forensic Pathology Unit, is used to dealing with death and injury - in his line...

• Governments more likely to be responsive when strong public opposition is voiced

  Date: 16 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/governments-more-likely-to-be-responsive-when-strong-public-opposition-is-voiced

  Governments often ignore public opposition to their policies but they are far less likely to do so when public opinion is strongly and...

• Building work begins on 430000squarefoot Bible Museum

  Date: 13 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/building-work-begins-on-430-000-square-foot-bible-museum

  The eight-storey, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible took a giant step toward its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C.

• Ethics and effectiveness of drones and remote warfare to be explored

  Date: 9 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/the-ethics-and-effectiveness-of-drones-and-remote-warfare-to-be-explored

  The evolution of war will be discussed at a free conference on Wednesday 11 February which examines the historical and contemporary issues of...

• Leading human rights activist to speak on civil liberty and democratic freedom

  Date: 9 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/leading-human-rights-activist-to-speak-on-civil-liberty-and-democratic-freedom

  Leading human rights activist Shami Chakrabarti CBE will be discussing civil liberty, the importance of democratic freedom and how to prevent...

• Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week

  Date: 5 Feb 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/wolf-hall-thomas-more-and-the-turks

  Professor Norman Housley from the School of History has written an article about the BBC drama 'Wolf Hall', which portrays aspects of Tudor life,...