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• University backs campaign for statue of iconic Leicester playwright Joe Orton

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-joe-orton-statue

  joe orton statute the joe orton statue appeal|The University of Leicester’s involvement with, and celebration of, the legacy of Leicester playwright Joe Orton continues with the announcement of a crowdfunding appeal to raise money for a statute.

• Summer arrives with a new season at Attenborough Arts Centre 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/attenborough-arts-centre-summer-programme-2026

  This summer brings a new range of artist-led Creative Courses and Workshops, delivered by experienced tutors and artists to share their own artistic practices with new audiences.

• Grey Friars in old maps and plans

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/grey-friars-in-old-maps

  Historic maps of Leicester were an invaluable source of information for pinpointing the potential location of the Grey Friars, charting how that area of the town has changed over the last 400 years.

• Making contact

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing/making-contact

  Get more information on the best way to make contact with potential interviewees and the questions you may need to be prepared to answer.

• University News Centre scores four-in-a-row

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/university-news-centre-scores-four-in-a-row

  Our University's News Centre has received four awards within the space of three months, recognising a range of successes in a number of significant areas.

• EarthSense partnership maps clean air cycle routes in Britains cities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/earthsense-partnership-maps-city-clean-air-cycle-routes-in-britains-cities

  A project combining Ordnance Survey (OS) geospatial data with real-time air quality data from EarthSense Systems is set to highlight clean cycle routes in Britain’s cities. EarthSense Systems is a joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and our University.

• Leicester leads report into stillbirth and neonatal death rates in the UK

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-leads-report-into-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-rates-in-the-uk

  A research team led from the University of Leicester has identified large differences across the UK in the numbers and rates of babies who die, even after taking account of known factors that influence the rate of death such as poverty, mother’s age and ethnicity.

• Human Rights Law

  https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/human-rights-law

  We research and consider all aspects of the law relating to human rights, at the domestic, European and international levels.

• Projects

  https://le.ac.uk/library/about/projects

  The Library is currently involved in two National Lottery Heritage Fund projects being led by our Archives and Special Collections team. Our History and Unlocking our Sound Heritage in partnership with the British Library.

• St Marys University ViceChancellor to give Chaplaincy Lecture in silver jubilee year

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/st-marys-university-vice-chancellor-to-give-chaplaincy-lecture-in-silver-jubilee-year

  British diplomat and academic Francis Campbell will deliver this year’s Chaplaincy Lecture.