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• Early edition of Frankenstein in University archives gives rise to chilling story around its creation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/early-edition-of-frankenstein-in-university-archives-gives-rise-to-chilling-story-around-its-creation

  A popular character during Halloween is the shambling mass of assorted body parts known as Frankenstein’s Monster from Mary Shelley’s novel Frankenstein – a creature who has remained a harrowing vision of what can happen when people try and create unnatural life since its...

• University of Leicester backs performances marking 50 years since Ugandan Asian exodus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/curve-uganda

  The University of Leicester has backed a series of performances which mark the 50th anniversary of the Ugandan Asian exodus.

• Volumes

  https://le.ac.uk/evelyn-waugh/about/volumes

  Explore all 43 volumes of the new Complete Works of Evelyn Waugh project with the University of Leicester. Find out more about the project and see the published volumes.

• America’s complicated relationship with healthcare explored in new book

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/transformed-states

  The final book in Professor Martin Halliwell's series on healthcare in the United States will be published on 15 November 2024.

• In-silico trials of targeted screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm using linked healthcare data

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/research/in-silico-trials

  Background The University of Leicester’s Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is conducting a research project where data for men invited for aneurysm screening by the NHS Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Screening Programme (NAAASP) is being linked up with their General Practice...

• Oral history

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history

  Learn more about the origins of oral history, its value in academia and how you could find out more about it.

• Waging war on cultural terrorism

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cultural-terrorism

  Professor David Mattingly explores the importance of protecting archaeological heritage sites from cultural terrorism, and the efforts being undertaken to preserve and record in the Middle East and North Africa.

• Tackling sexual violence

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/dna-kits

  Professor Lisa Smith discusses how new DNA kits are helping to ensure survivors of sexual violence find justice.

• An evening with Esua Jane Goldsmith

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/esua-jane-goldsmith

  On International Women's Day, former Students’ Union President Esua Jane Goldsmith talked about how her time in Leicester University in the 1970s shaped her personal and political journey, and connections with the social justice movements of today.

• Exceptional research showcase

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/research-showcase

  Professor Nishan Canagarajah comments on the breadth and excellence of our ground-breaking research at Leicester.