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• First post-Covid International Astronomy Conference at the University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/01/planet-and-binary-formation-conference-at-the-university-of-leicester/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 November 2022 An international astronomy conference on planet and binary formation took place at University of Leicester in mid-September 2022.

• Wordsworth 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/wordsworth-2020

  Wordsworth 2020 is an AHRC Leadership Fellows project designed to advance research on Wordsworth's poetry and to provide intellectual leadership related to broader aspects of Wordsworth and Romantic studies. Learn more about the project.

• Suggested reading

  https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/introductory-reading

  Thinking of applying for American Studies at the University of Leicester? Take a look at our suggestions for books, films and cultural activities that will aid you with your application and prepare you for studying at Leicester.

• Report suggests current responses to hate crime in the UK are failing and letting down victims

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/report-suggests-current-responses-to-hate-crime-in-the-uk-are-failing-and-letting-down-victims

  Hate crime victims throughout the United Kingdom are being let down by the Government and criminal justice agencies, according to a new report undertaken by Leicester experts in collaboration with Amnesty International UK.

• Violence reduction hub

  https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/our-hubs/violence-reduction-hub

  The Centre for Hate Studies' Violence reduction hub aims to produce word leading research that enables academics and policy makers to better understand patterns of different forms of violence.

• Projects

  https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/projects

  The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain programme was driven by six linked projects incorporating some of the latest research in archaeology, genetics, history, linguistics, social psychology, and place-name studies.

• Ukrainian History Unearthed in East Midlands Oral History Archive’s Polish Collection

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/09/03/ukrainian-history-unearthed-in-east-midlands-oral-history-archives-polish-collection/

  Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on September 3, 2025 By Iona Kerstin Volynets September 05, 2025 Content warning: This article includes mentions of massacres, war, labour camps, death, and illness.

• Journey to Justice

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-stories/journey-to-justice

  Journey to Justice exhibition on US civil rights activism, social justice activism in Leicester, and public engagement activities.

• New exhibition inspired by iconic Leicester playwright Joe Orton to open its doors

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-exhibition-inspired-by-iconic-leicester-playwright-joe-orton-to-open-its-doors

  A new exhibition inspired by the life and work of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton will open its doors at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in London on Sunday 5 February.

• Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built

  Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of Geology - has confirmed they are sources of Stonehenge’s ‘bluestones’, shedding light on how they were quarried...