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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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Penny Bloods on display in the Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/09/penny-bloods-on-display-in-the-library/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2014 Penny Bloods, popular from the 1840s to the 1860s, were so named because of their preoccupation with the gory and sensational.
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New book launch for University of Leicester economist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-economists-new-book-launches
A new book by Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business will officially launch at Leicester this week, with an event taking place on campus this Thursday 16 November.
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Joe Orton’s ‘Entertaining Mr Sloane’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/06/joe-ortons-entertaining-mr-sloane/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 6, 2014 Joe Orton’s Entertaining Mr Sloane was first performed at the New Arts Theatre Club 50 years ago today.
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Little Data book on Gender
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/31/little-data-book-on-gender/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 31, 2019 A new handy reference tool from the World Bank for those seeking accessible statistics on gender. It covers 217 countries, tracing progress in closing gender gaps between 2000-2017.
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Office health to be boosted by stand up campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/office-health-to-be-boosted-by-stand-up-campaign
Office workers at Leicester’s three hospitals are being encouraged to stand up more on the job as part of a new health drive.
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Students prepare for epic five-day Shakespeare Marathon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students-prepare-for-epic-five-day-shakespeare-marathon
This spring marked the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death in 1616 and in commemoration, Leicester University Theatre (LUT) is taking on the challenge of performing the complete works of Shakespeare back-to-back, 24 hours a day from Monday 13 – Friday 17 June.
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Ulrika Maude: Samuel Beckett and Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/arts/news/events/ulrika-maude
Find out more about a free online event celebrating the publication of Ulrika Maude's book 'Samuel Beckett and Medicine', published by Cambridge University Press in 2025.
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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SPRINT programme launched in Scotland to help SMEs develop new commercial products based on space technology and expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/20-sprint-programme-scotland-smes-commercial-products-space-technology
Launched at DATA.SPACE 2019, Scottish businesses can access funded UK university expertise to drive commercial product development.