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Playwright Kevin Laffan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/09/03/playwright-kevin-laffan/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 3, 2014 Kevin Laffan in about 2001. Kevin Laffan Archive, University of Leicester. ‘God alone knows why I keep trying to get a play on.
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Difficult Conversations: Public panel to tackle topic of nuclear conflict
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/difficult-conversations-nuclear-weapons
A leading international relations expert has warned of the danger of ‘alarmism’ around nuclear weapons ahead of a public panel discussion.
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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.
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Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/destroyed-star-rains-onto-black-hole-winds-blow-it-back
New details about what happens when a black hole tears apart a star have been gathered by a trio of orbiting X-ray telescopes giving scientists, including Leicester astronomers, an excellent opportunity to understand the extreme environment around a black hole.
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New battlefields: the reality of space warfare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/30-new-battlefields-reality-space-warfare
Dr Bleddyn Bowen from the School of History, Politics and International Relations was interviewed by Forces Network for a special feature on the emerging threat of space warfare, Trump’s Space Force, and what Brexit means for the UK in space.
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Space Park Leicester to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Beagle 2 Mars Lander: lost and found
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/beagle-2-lecture
Professor Mark Sims will give a lecture to mark the 20th anniversary of the landing of the Beagle 2 Mars Lander, held at Space Park Leicester on 8 December
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World on verge of extreme weather ‘tipping point’ warn Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/extreme-weather
Surface Temperature Research Group at University of Leicester gives warning in light of reports of record temperatures in 2023.
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New blog from President and Vice-Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/new-blog-from-president-and-vice-chancellor
The University’s President and Vice-Chancellor has launched a new blog to provide a platform to communicate with the University’s key stakeholders about topical issues.
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Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs2346
Module code:HS2346 This module explores US history from the final years of slavery through the Civil War and Reconstruction in the mid-19th century.
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Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction in the United States
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs2346
Module code:HS2346 This module explores US history from the final years of slavery through the Civil War and Reconstruction in the mid-19th century.