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New play centres on Arch of Remembrance in Leicesters Victoria Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-play-centres-on-arch-of-remembrance-in-leicester2019s-victoria-park
A play written, produced and performed by Leicester students will premiere at the Y theatre in Leicester on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July.
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Town and Gown 10k rescheduled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/town-and-gown-10k-rescheduled
The Leicester Town and Gown run was originally planned to take place this Sunday 4 March but has now been rescheduled for next Sunday 11 March due to the adverse weather conditions.
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American Literature in the Twenties and Thirties
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en1005
Module code: EN1005 This module explores American fiction and poetry of the 1920s and 1930s, an era that encompasses the aftermath of the First World War, the 'Jazz Age', the Wall Street Crash and the Depression.
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American Literature in the Twenties and Thirties
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en1005
Module code: EN1005 This module explores American fiction and poetry of the 1920s and 1930s, an era that encompasses the aftermath of the First World War, the 'Jazz Age', the Wall Street Crash and the Depression.
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American Literature in the Twenties and Thirties
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en1005
Module code: EN1005 This module explores American fiction and poetry of the 1920s and 1930s, an era that encompasses the aftermath of the First World War, the 'Jazz Age', the Wall Street Crash and the Depression.
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Adapt
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/adapt
Readying our campus for a changing world
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Challenging the notion of ‘neutrality’ in social media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/02/11/challenging-the-notion-of-neutrality-in-social-media/
Challenging the notion of 'neutrality' in social media University of Leicester School of English Staff blogs
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Consuming Authenticities
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/consuming-authenticities
Arts and Humanities Research Council (£54,753) November 2014 – November 2015 Cultural products often depend on ideas about authenticity for commercial success, drawing emotional responses from consumers and evoking a sense of local, ethnic or even national identity.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.