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Oral history projects in Derbyshire
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/derbyshire
Browse projects and oral history materials from Derbyshire, including the £25,000 grant offered to children aged between 13 and 17 to discover more about the grounds of Chatsworth.
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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.
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Academic co-curates special exhibition on Joe Orton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/academic-co-curates-special-exhibition-on-joe-orton
The National Justice Museum has launched its first-ever crowdfunding campaign to celebrate the work of Leicester playwright, Joe Orton.
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An out-of-this-world experience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/an-out-of-this-world-experience
Leicester's British Science week celebrations launched on Friday, and are now in full swing. The week started with a special event in the Cathedral where a giant, inflatable, detailed replica of the Moon was set up.
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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.
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First evidence for Julius Caesars invasion of Britain discovered by Leicester team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/first-evidence-for-julius-caesars-invasion-of-britain-discovered-by-leicester-team
The first evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain has been discovered by a team from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History. The findings will be explored as part of the BBC Four’s Digging For Britain on Wednesday 29 November at 9:00PM.
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The Convict Hulks of Bermuda
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/06/26/the-convict-hulks-of-bermuda/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on June 26, 2014 I have long been interested in Bermuda. Like the island that I studied for my PhD thesis, Mauritius, it has no indigenous population.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/people
Our activities in the Centre for Hate Studies are coordinated by Professor Neil Chakraborti, Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, Dr Chris Allen and Dr Amy Clarke. They are highly experienced in researching, evaluating and training on hate and extremism-related issues.
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Melissa: Novel by Jonathan Taylor Now Published
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2015/10/13/melissa-novel-by-jonathan-taylor-now-published/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on October 13, 2015 Very happy to announce that my second novel, Melissa , has now been published by Salt Publishing. The novel is inspired by true events.
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Novel shortlisted for award
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/03/16/novel-shortlisted-for-award/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on March 16, 2016 I’m very happy to announce that my novel, Melissa , which was published by Salt Publishing at the end of 2015, has just been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award 2016.