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• 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.

• 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

• Introduction to Classical Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ah1013

  Module code: AH1013 What did the Greek and Roman worlds have in common? Why do we see the Greek and Roman worlds together as a single 'classical antiquity'? This module will develop the themes explored in 'The Ancient World Beyond the Mediterranean',...

• Introduction to Classical Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ah1013

  Module code: AH1013 What did the Greek and Roman worlds have in common? Why do we see the Greek and Roman worlds together as a single 'classical antiquity'? This module will develop the themes explored in 'The Ancient World Beyond the Mediterranean',...

• Introduction to Classical Culture

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ah1013

  Module code: AH1013 What did the Greek and Roman worlds have in common? Why do we see the Greek and Roman worlds together as a single 'classical antiquity'? This module will develop the themes explored in 'The Ancient World Beyond the Mediterranean',...

• John Goodwin

  https://le.ac.uk/people/john-goodwin

  The academic profile of Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Social Psychology at University of Leicester

• Recreation of Iron Age Glenfield cauldron nominated as Current Archaeology Research Project of the Year 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/glenfield-cauldron-current-archaeology-award

  The collaborative investigation and recreation of an Iron Age cauldron found in Glenfield has been shortlisted as Current Archaeology ‘Research Project of the Year’ 2026.

• 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.