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Political journalism expert explains miners’ strike significance on BBC show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/miners-strike
A 35-year career in political journalism led to a University of Leicester academic being called on to explain the significance of the 1984-5 miners’ strike to BBC radio listeners.
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UK Space Agency establishes Midlands base at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/space-agency-regional-office
University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park to host regional office, part of national expansion aimed to enable UK Space Agency to collaborate more closely with the UK’s thriving space sector
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UK First as new NHS study of digital ‘smart inhalers’ for children with asthma starts in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/asthma
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, exploring the use of Smart Inhalers to prevent asthma flare-ups in children and young people has started in the city.
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University of Leicester announces two new knowledge transfer projects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/ktp
The University of Leicester has collaborated with two local companies in partnerships designed to foster innovation and drive business growth.
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Major donation to enhance life-changing kidney research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mayer-igan
Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.
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Major £1.7m funding to clean up Philippines mineral extraction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/promt
Leicester researchers have been awarded part of a £1.7 million grant for their work in reducing the environmental impact of mineral extraction in the Philippines.
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“Richard III is a good conversation opener…”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/sarah-hainsworth
Professor Sarah Hainsworth OBE, looks back at the most thrilling chapter of her career.
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.
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MA Museum Studies Placement Week 5-6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2022/08/26/ma-museum-studies-placement-week-5-6/
Posted by can19 in Library Special Collections on August 26, 2022 A page by page outline with original drawings for ‘Numbers’ Simple Maths series by Rose Griffiths. I have now completed another two weeks of the placement it is crazy to think how quickly this has gone.
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An international coincidence?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/04/15/an-international-coincidence/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 15, 2013 One of the most fascinating things about my job is looking at the background of our distance learning students when they complete their applications to study with us…Where do they come from? What do...