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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/215/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time
This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.
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Schoolchildren to create bags to hold bones of Richard III
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/school-children-to-create-bags-to-hold-bones-of-richard-iii
Pupils at King Richard III Infant School are playing an historic part in the reinterment of Richard III by creating special bags that will hold small bones - such as those from his hands - which will then be laid inside the coffin.
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Leicester researchers to speak at Documentary Media Month events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-researchers-to-take-part-in-documentary-media-month-events
Leicester researchers will be holding a series of events as part of Documentary Media Month, taking place throughout the month of November and organised by citizen journalist John Coster.
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Professor John Bridges involved in two missions to Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/professor-john-bridges-involved-in-two-missions-to-mars
An exploratory mission to Mars which will give Space Research Centre planetary scientists vital information about potential landing sites for the upcoming ExoMars project launched from Kazakhstan today.
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Funerals and Memorial Services
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/procedure/funeral-arrangements
If you have been accepted onto the Body Donation Programme, after you have arrived at the University following your death, your next of kin/executor will be offered certain options for your eventual funeral. Learn more about our funerals and our Memorial Service.
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Visiting the University
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/visiting-the-university
We hold Open Days (for potential applicants) and UCAS Visit Days (for those who have applied and received an offer) to provide you with all the information you will need.
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Leicester academic talks Journalism Down Under
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-academic-talks-journalism-down-under
Tor Clark (pictured), Associate Professor in Journalism in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, has just returned from a speaking tour of Australia and New Zealand Tor spoke to audiences in Perth, Melbourne and Wellington, during a two-week visit to the continent...
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Expert argues fishers must be empowered to control fish stocks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-argues-fisher-must-be-empowered-to-control-fish-stocks
A fisheries expert from our University is arguing that fishers must be empowered to take the lead in the management system of fish stocks. Professor Paul Hart is delivering the 2017 Buckland Lecture- with talks in England, Scotland and Norway.
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Victorian Discovery 2022
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/victorian-discovery-2022
Find out more about the student-led 'Victorian Discovery' conference, due to take place on 1 July 2022