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• University of Leicester celebrates Black History Month

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/bhm

  The University of Leicester is holding a number of events to mark Black History Month, alongside its Students’ Union and Attenborough Arts Centre.

• 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.

• 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 Award.

• Sounds for the Future

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/sounds-for-the-future

  Training on SAP to increase the knowledge in the school Training on SAP to increase the knowledge in the school

• Space Park Leicester to play central part in shaping regional prosperity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/space-park-leicester-shaping-regional-prosperity

  Chief Executive Officer at Space Park Leicester William Wells has been appointed to the Innovation Advisory Group (IAG), a sub-group of the Leicester and Leicestershire Business Board

• Academic revives Joe Ortons mischievous alter ego Mrs Edna Welthorpe

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/academic-revives-joe-orton2019s-mischievous-alter-ego-2018mrs-edna-welthorpe2019-1

  To mark the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, Curve is currently staging a major production of his final play What the Butler Saw (3-18 March) starring Rufus Hound, Catherine Russell, Jasper Britton, Dakota Blue Richards, Jack Holden and...

• Student puts his own stamp on Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-puts-his-own-stamp-on-leicester

  David Hall, graduating with a History BA this week, has put his own ‘stamp’ on his academic work at the University of Leicester - quite literally! David began collecting stamps when he was a child, inspired by his grandad’s collection.

• New Strategic Collaboration between University of Leicester and National Nuclear Laboratory links academia and industry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/nnl-partnership

  University of Leicester and National Nuclear Laboratory sign a Letter of Intent to strengthen and further an existing collaboration around areas of mutual interest, including space nuclear power systems.

• Leicester archaeologists expand excavations at Leicester Cathedral site

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/leicester-cathedral-ulas

  Preliminary investigations took place in late 2021, with the ULAS team carefully uncovering more than 120 burials in the top-most layers on the site. The area was once used as the churchyard for burials of people from all walks of life living in the surrounding parish.

• Joe Ortons plays to be retyped onto single sheet of paper to commemorate 50th anniversary of his death

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/joe-ortons-plays-to-be-retyped-onto-single-sheet-of-paper-to-commemorate-50th-anniversary-of-his-death

  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, performance artist Tim Youd will retype his Collected Plays on a single sheet of paper from 20 January to 5 February 2017.