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• Research student helps reopen Lincoln Castles longclosed prison

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-student-helps-reopen-lincoln-castle2019s-long-closed-prison

  Work by a PhD student that will bring a Victorian Prison back to life has received a royal seal of approval.

• Event to explore mental health in the media The Good the Bad and the Ugly

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-mental-health-in-the-media-2018the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly2019

  Mental health issues and their depiction on film and TV will be discussed at a public event at our University on Tuesday 21 November. It will question whether mental health and illness are depicted well on screen and – if not - what can be done about it.

• Twitter gives scientists a genuine voice an opportunity to engage share and explain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/twitter-gives-scientists-a-genuine-voice-2013-an-opportunity-to-engage-share-and-explain

  Dr Leigh Fletcher, from the Department of Physics and Astronomy, has discussed the use of social media and blogging to promote his research to a wide audience in an article for The Royal Society In the article, 'Scientific engagement in the age of social media', Dr...

• Dig to explore story of Castle Hill

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/dig-to-explore-story-of-castle-hill

  An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community archaeological project.

• Renowned theatre cast including actor Ralph Fiennes pay tribute to Leicester in their reimagining of Shakespeares Richard III

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/renowned-theatre-cast-including-actor-ralph-fiennes-pay-tribute-to-leicester-in-their-reimagining-of-shakespeares-richard-iii

  A stellar acting cast featuring Hollywood stars has paid homage to our University in its unconventional retelling of Shakespeare's Richard III.

• Winners of short story competition celebrate their success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/winners-of-short-story-competition-celebrate-their-success

  The winners of the Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning Short Story Competition 2015 have been announced. David Marriott took the £300 first prize in the adult writers’ category. Isabella Guzy-Kirkden won the junior competition prize of £100.

• Introducing oral history

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/introducing-oral-history

  Oral history provides a rich seam of material that gives an insight into the lives of ordinary people in the past: their home lives, working lives, social lives and family lives.

• Launch event

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/launch-event

  The Centre for New Writing was launched in May 2013. Find information on the launch event and the guest speakers who came to support us in our new venture.

• Amin Pourhoseingholi

  https://le.ac.uk/people/amin-pourhoseingholi

  The academic profile of Dr Amin Pourhoseingholi, Senior Advisor in Medical Statistics, NIHR Research Support Service (RSS) Hub at University of Leicester

• BBC’s Digging for Britain to showcase Leicester Cathedral discoveries

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/digging-for-britain

  A University of Leicester-led archaeological dig at Leicester Cathedral is to be featured on BBC Two’s Digging for Britain.