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June Book Group: A Handful of Dust
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/06/16/handfulofdust/
Summary of the Waugh Book Groups discussion of A Handful of Dust in June 2014.
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Leicester scientist lends insight into Hubble ‘shadow play’ around planet-forming disc
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/shadow-planet-disc
University of Leicester scientist contributed modelling to new study to give insight into warping of protoplanetary discs by planets.
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Messium graduates from ESA-BIC programme, pioneering hyperspectral innovation in agriculture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/messium-esa-bic-programme-hyperspectral-innovation-agriculture
Company using cutting-edge hyperspectral satellite technology in agriculture has been part of prestigious business support programme at Space Park Leicester, the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park
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Earth-based observations prepare Juno for the Great Red Spot Encounter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2017/06/30/earth-based-observations-prepare-juno-for-the-great-red-spot-encounter/
University of Leicester staff blogs
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Research to examine how children use social media to promote mental wellbeing and seek health advice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-to-examine-how-children-use-social-media-to-promote-mental-wellbeing-and-seek-health-advice
A new project led by Dr Michelle O'Reilly from the Department of Sociology aims to explore the role social media plays in promoting mental health and wellbeing in children.
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New book for medical practitioners features space technology used for cancer imaging
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/new-book-for-medical-practitioners-features-space-technology-used-for-cancer-imaging
Research from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham that exploits space-age technology for medical benefits is featured in a new publication.
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Thank You For The Music: Student scholars celebrate community support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/music-scholars-legacy-guild
Speaking at the event, University President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, described the Guild as “valued members of the University family”.
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Hanif Kureishi: the Assemblage of a Native Informant
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/queeringislam/2015/03/06/hanif-kureishi-the-assemblage-of-a-native-informant/
Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in Queering Islam on March 6, 2015 There are few writers alive in Britain today who can elicit such polarised, or at best highly qualified, responses as Hanif Kureishi (except, perhaps, his fellow writer and friend Salman Rushdie).
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Experts to explore what a good Brexit is for city and county
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/experts-to-explore-what-a-good-brexit-is-for-city-and-county
The roadmap to Leicester and Leicestershire’s post-Brexit prosperity is to be explored at a meeting of minds organised by our University that will see professional and academic expertise, and the general public answer the question: ‘What would a good Brexit look like for...
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December Book Group: Officers and Gentlemen
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/12/19/officers/
Summary of the December 2014 meeting of the Waugh Book Group, Leicester