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• Britain’s first space explorer is honoured by University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/honorand-helen-sharman

  Britain’s first astronaut has paid tribute to the University of Leicester’s world class space research.

• Research seminars

  https://le.ac.uk/medieval/events/archive/research-seminars

  Browse our past research seminars in the Medieval Research Centre's events archive.

• Leicester, Leicestershire

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect/leicestershire/leicester

  Listen to speakers from Leicester, Leicestershire from a range of backgrounds as part of the dialect project between researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the University of Leicester.

• More oral history online

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/more-oral-history-online

  These online exhibitions all feature oral history material and may be of interest in the classroom.

• Permissible Beauty

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/permissible-beauty

  Permissible Beauty examines how beauty has been defined, hailed and perceived in the past and how this is reflected in – and shaped by – our nation’s heritage.

• About the School of Arts, Media, and Communication

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

  Find out more about the School of Arts, Media, and Communication at the University of Leicester. Formed in 2024, we are home to a range of research centres, as well as Languages at Leicester.

• University of Leicester remembers playwright Joe Orton

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/university-of-leicester-remembers-playwright-joe-orton

  Today is the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton and the occasion is being marked by a host of events remembering his work and involving our University. Joe Orton (1933-1967) was a leading postwar playwright.

• Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed through archaeological investigation and replica creation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/iron-age-cauldrons-archaeological-replica

  Detailed laboratory examination and analysis of the fragile 2,400 year old cauldrons has revealed new information of their manufacture and long-term maintenance and have been used to create a full-sized replica cauldron

• Big stars and a big moon to shine in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/big-stars-and-a-big-moon-to-shine-in-leicester

  Museum of the Moon K3aRRq95Axw 8400|For an out-of-this-world experience in Leicester – head over to the spectacular array of events being held as part of British Science Week in March.

• To celebrate Year of the Rooster University research explores intriguing tales of chickens

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/to-celebrate-year-of-the-rooster-university-research-explores-intriguing-tales-of-chickens

  To celebrate the Chinese Year of the Rooster, a research team involving our University has shed light on the fascinating role chickens have played in the development of our planet - by taking audiences on the Chicken Trail.