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Social Security and the Gig Economy – Lessons from the French Intermittents du Spectable scheme.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2023/12/07/social-security-and-the-gig-economy-lessons-from-the-french-intermittents-du-spectable-scheme/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on December 7, 2023 A radical redesign of the UK benefits system for gig economy workers could draw inspiration from a French scheme that covers art industry workers writes Guillaume Wilemme and Piotr Denderski of the...
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Sustainability in the Workplace is About More than the Environment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/03/15/sustainability-in-the-workplace-is-about-more-than-the-environment/
Organisations need to think about sustainability when it comes to employees, not just the environment. Working with academics to conduct studies of employee involvement in relation to sustainability could lead to increases in productivity
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Cancer cells promote cell division errors
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/kellie-lucken
Kellie Lucken, PhD Student has entered a piece entitled 'Cancer cells promote cell division errors'.
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The Appeal of Hybrid Working
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/10/16/the-appeal-of-hybrid-working/
Homeworking’s contradictory nature means in its pure form it can never be a perfect answer, but this means that hybrid working has the potential to be an alternative imperfectly perfect working arrangement.
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Large-scale changes in environment revealed through land cover map of the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/large-scale-changes-in-environment-revealed-through-land-cover-map-of-the-uk
Large-scale changes to the environment of the United Kingdom, including an apparent loss of habitats and agricultural land, have been revealed through an updated national map of land cover launched by Leicester researchers together with consultancy company Specto Natura.
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The secret peacemaker: A quiet leader of our time
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/05/24/the-secret-peacemaker-a-quiet-leader-of-our-time/
Posted by mstein in School of Business Blog on May 24, 2017 Professor Mark Stein of the School of Business mourns the key intermediary between the British government and the IRA with Leicester connections, who has died aged 80.
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Things you probably don’t know about the US Civil Rights Movement
https://le.ac.uk/hypir/subject-tasters/us-civil-rights
Professor George Lewis tells us things you probably don’t know about Martin Luther King Jr and the US Civil Rights Movement.
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The International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) Data Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/07/the-international-aid-transparency-initiative-iati-data-library/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 7, 2012 http://www.iatiregistry.org/ The IATI Seeks to make data about Aid spending easier to use and understand. A list of the major organisations involved is on the website.
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Leicestershire cardiologists’ life-saving mission gains the King’s recognition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/heartwize
Two Leicestershire cardiologists who made it their mission to teach every school leaver in the county lifesaving skills have seen their incredible efforts receive the royal seal of approval.
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Leicester graduate helps Team GB win Olympic gold medal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/leicester-graduate-helps-team-gb-win-olympic-gold-medal
A law graduate has helped Team GB win an Olympic gold medal.