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  • 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...

  • 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.

  • A garden fit for a king

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/a-garden-fit-for-a-king

    The University’s Special Collections houses an exceptional collection of rare books and prints from the 17th century, which throws light on the life of diarist and writer John Evelyn, who documented major events during his lifetime – including the last major epidemic of the...

  • DNA analysis

    https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/dna-analysis

    Simply extracting the DNA from the remains wouldn’t tell us the identity of the individual. It requires comparing DNA from the skeletal remains with that of known relatives.

  • Leicester space pioneers return to unveil new Space Research Centre

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/30/leicester-space-pioneers-return-to-unveil-new-space-research-centre/

    Two of Leicester’s first space scientists have returned to open the region’s state-of-the-art Space Research Centre, more than 60 years on.

  • Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/jwst-time-allocation

    • Professor Nial Tanvir and Dr Rhaana Starling are co-investigators (co-Is) of a programme which will use spectroscopy to map the distribution of elements formed by gamma-ray bursts.

  • Leicester astronomers play key role in groundbreaking movie of the cosmos by new observatory

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/astronomers-groundbreaking-movie-cosmos-new-observatory

    The decade-long wait for UK astronomers ends as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which University of Leicester space scientists have contributed to, reveals dazzling first images

  • A Week in the World of Waugh

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/07/18/a-week-in-the-world-of-waugh/

    Posted by isabellacaldwell in Waugh and Words on July 18, 2014 David Wilson Library When journeying to Leicester on Monday morning, I was somewhat daunted by the prospect of the future week, a week where I would be experiencing the working life of the research associates...

  • Juno and Leicester – University of Leicester

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/23/juno-and-the-university-of-leicester/

    University of Leicester's history in space and planetary sciences, and the relation to the Juno mission today.

  • New Year Honours for University of Leicester Chancellor and Professor both leading the way in space science

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/new-years-honours-emma-bunce-maggie-aderin-pocock

    A space scientist, whose influence has reached throughout the solar system, and the University’s Chancellor, who encourages students to ‘reach for the stars’, are among this year’s recipients of New Year’s Honours.

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