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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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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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Modern Languages
https://le.ac.uk/modern-languages
Modern Languages at the University of Leicester is one of the leading centres for the study of languages, translation, and cultures in the UK. We offer courses in modern language and culture in French, Italian, Spanish and translation and interpreting.
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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.
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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.
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University of Leicester staff blog School of English BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz visits the Joe Or
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/26/bbc-arts-editor-will-gompertz-visits-the-joe-orton-archive/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on June 26, 2014 The BBC’s chief Arts Editor Will Gompertz visited the University on 25 June to make a radio feature on the Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton.
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University of Leicester Staff Blog School of English Literary Leicester: Unveiling Joe Orton’s Enter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/10/30/literary-leicester-unveiling-joe-ortons-entertaining-mr-sloane/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on October 30, 2014 Literary Leicester 14 November, 2014 1.
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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.