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  • Joe Orton: Behind the playwright

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/08/09/joe-orton-behind-the-playwright/

    Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on August 9, 2017 The 9 th August 2017 marks the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester born playwright Joe Orton The past few years have seen heightened interest in Joe Orton’s literary career and personal...

  • Olive Banks (1923-2006)

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/olive-banks

    “Any attempt to raise feminist arguments was met with indifference if not outright hostility, and the paucity of women academics in general increased my feeling of isolation.

  • Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature

    However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.

  • Dissertations

    https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/study/postgraduate/dissertations-and-theses

    You can arrange to read all dissertations written by the Centre for English Local History's alumni by contacting the department directly. View bibliographies of titles written by our students between 1965 and 2017.

  • About RCMG

    https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/about

    We understand museums, galleries and heritage as part of – and active in shaping - the contemporary world.

  • World on verge of extreme weather ‘tipping point’ warn Leicester researchers

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/extreme-weather

    Surface Temperature Research Group at University of Leicester gives warning in light of reports of record temperatures in 2023.

  • University of Leicester helps bring justice after 30 years

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-university-of-leicester-helps-bring-justice-after-30-years

    Double helix of DNA 2050|Reviving the original technology of DNA fingerprinting helps bring justice after 30 years to convict rapist DNA fingerprinting tests performed at the University of Leicester has this week helped to convict Benjamin Whitehead for a rape he committed...

  • University of Leicester bestows honour on English student-turned-inspiring-author

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/jeffrey-boakye

    A University of Leicester graduate who has enjoyed a successful career as an author, broadcaster and educator has been awarded an honorary degree by his alma mater.

  • Videos highlight Leicesters leading space expertise

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/videos-highlight-leicesters-leading-space-expertise-at-great-festival

    Leicester’s leading expertise in cutting-edge space research has been showcased in a series of videos captured during the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong, which is organised by the UK’s Department for International Trade and took place in March of this year.

  • Air pollution technology underpins system to control vehicle emissions in real time

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/air-pollution-technology-underpins-system-to-control-vehicle-emissions-in-real-time

    EarthSense Systems, a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky, is helping to develop a system to automatically activate zero-emission running of hybrid vehicles along the most heavily polluted city streets.

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