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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...

Student profile: Niamh

https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/student-profiles/niamh-esrc-midlands-grad

Niamh is studying on the Human Geography Pathway with the ESRC Midlands Graduate School. Read more about her experiences of studying a PhD at Leicester.

Zalfa Feghali

https://le.ac.uk/people/zalfa-feghali

The academic profile of Dr Zalfa Feghali, Associate Professor of American Literature at University of Leicester

Evelyn Waugh Newsletter in Special Collections

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/14/specialcolls/

Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on May 14, 2014 Well, it’s taken a while but we finally did it – the entire back-catalogue of the Evelyn Waugh Newsletter (1967-1989), Evelyn Waugh Newsletter and Studies (1990-2010) and Evelyn Waugh Studies (2011-) is now...

Joe Orton, Edna Welthorpe and Creative Writing by Bryony Adshead

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2017/11/10/joe-orton-edna-welthorpe-and-creative-writing-by-bryony-adshead/

Posted by Emma Parker in School of English Blog on November 10, 2017 After signing up for an Open Day at the University of Leicester, I was intrigued to receive an email regarding the ‘Yours Faithfully, Edna Welthorpe (Mrs)’ creative writing competition, run by Dr Emma Parker...

University of Leicester Staff Blogs School of English Centre for New Writing Trains Pioneers of Crea

https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/16/centre-for-new-writing-trains-pioneers-of-creative-writing-in-secondary-schools/

Centre for New Writing creative writing training for A level teachers

Archaeology and Ancient History in Education

https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar3070

Module code: AR3070 Archaeology and Ancient History in Education develops skills in the practice of archaeological and historical interpretation for public purposes, and through placements in schools and heritage organisations provides an excellent opportunity to develop a...

Archaeology and Ancient History in Education

https://le.ac.uk/modules/2023/ar3070

Module code: AR3070 Archaeology and Ancient History in Education develops skills in the practice of archaeological and historical interpretation for public purposes, and through placements in schools and heritage organisations provides an excellent opportunity to develop a...

Archaeology and Ancient History in Education

https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ar3070

Module code: AR3070 Archaeology and Ancient History in Education develops skills in the practice of archaeological and historical interpretation for public purposes, and through placements in schools and heritage organisations provides an excellent opportunity to develop a...