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• Growing the social role of botanic gardens

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/growing-social-role-of-botanic-gardens

  Growing the Social Role stress tests the prevailing organisational cultures and structures of UK botanic gardens to see if they are fit for purpose for the 21st century.

• Leicester researchers use satellites to tackle landfill methane leaks

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/satellites-landfill-methane-leaks

  Research team from the School of Physics and Astronomy and Space Park Leicester is testing how space-based technology can help find leaks and then assess whether repairs have worked

• Our Space Heritage: Public event to celebrate Leicester’s long-standing space expertise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/our-space-heritage

  Professor Pounds, who was also guest of honour at the opening of Leicester’s new Space Research Centre earlier this year, said: “Moving to a lectureship in Leicester from the UCL Rocket Group – with a doctoral thesis still incomplete – reflected the pace of change in the...

• Groundbreaking event marks the start of extension to Students Union building

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/groundbreaking-event-marks-the-start-of-extension-to-students-union-building

  Construction has officially commenced on an ambitious £21 million extension to the Students’ Union building.

• Harnessing the ‘wisdom of crowds’ can help combat antibiotic over prescription

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/wisdom-of-crowds

  A new study has demonstrated that using  the ‘wisdom of crowds’ (also known as collective intelligence) of three or more medical prescribers, can improve decisions about antibiotic prescribing and help combat rising levels of antibiotic resistance.

• Green screen technology in the Classroom

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/10/02/green-screen-technology-in-the-classroom/

  Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2019   The technology is now surprisingly easy to use (see below), but WHY would you want to place yourself or students in front of a different background? Purely for the fun...

• A student view of your Blackboard course

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/22/a-student-view-of-your-blackboard-course/

  Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 22, 2016 Blackboard has a useful function – Edit Mode – which allows you to get an idea of what your Blackboard course looks like to students.

• Congratulations to Sarah Casewell and the Backyard Worlds Team

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/24/congratulations-to-sarah-casewell-and-the-backyard-worlds-team/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 June 2021 Enormous congratulations to the Backyard Worlds Team, including Leicester scientist Dr. Sarah Casewell, on being the 2021 recipients of a Robert H Goddard award for science.

• Teacher and Adviser Conference 2026 – what’s on

  https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers/teacher-adviser-conference/whats-on

  View the programme for the Teacher and Advisor conference, taking place at the University of Leicester.

• Registering with the University

  https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/register

  To officially become a University of Leicester student, you first need to complete your registration.