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• Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/

  15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.

• 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.

• 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...

• New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell

  Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos

• Dataset will help advance research into neuro-degenerative diseases

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/epnd-neuro-degenerative-diseases-leicester

  A platform set up to help researchers look into the causes and treatments for neuro-degenerative diseases has released its first biomarker dataset with the help of experts from the University of Leicester

• 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.

• University of Nottingham Special Collections

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/29/university-of-nottingham-special-collections/

  A page describing the digitisation work UOSH has done with the collections of the University of Nottingham Special Collections

• Publications

  https://le.ac.uk/biostatistics/publications

  Explore the publications related to Biostatistics research at the University of Leicester.

• 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