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• Learning more about digital accessibility

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/04/11/learning-more-about-digital-accessibility/

  Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 11, 2017 Image by the Leicester Learning Institute I recently completed a MOOC called Digital Accessibility, run by the University of Southampton through FutureLearn.

• Fostering dialogue and interaction in seminars and group tutorials

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/fostering-dialogue-and-interaction-in-seminars-and-group-tutorials/

  Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 This is a draft preview version of a resource currently in production.

• Careers: Work experience with the SAPPHIRE research group

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2018/01/31/careers-work-experience-with-the-sapphire-research-group/

  Want to know more about the work of SAPPHIRE and what it's like to work here? SAPPHIRE recently had the opportunity to have a Sociology undergraduate student do a work experience placement with us.

• How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions

  A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.

• Microbiologist honoured with bug named after him

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/microbiologist-has-bug-named-after-him

  Microbiologist Bill Grant (pictured), Emeritus Professor in the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has a new honour to add alongside his career accolades - he has a bug named after him.

• Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia

  Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.

• Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash

  An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

• Giant rhinos and letters home historical Freshers Weeks at our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/giant-rhinos-and-letters-home-historical-freshers2019-weeks-at-our-university

  This year our University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative, including the MyUoL app which allows students to access daily university information in one place including timetables, library search and university news.

• University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.

• Spectacular views of Red Planet from new space mission analysed by Leicester scientist

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/2018spectacular-views2019-of-red-planet-from-new-space-mission-analysed-by-leicester-scientist

  A space scientist is involved in analysing the first hi-res images from Mars orbit taken by a new exploratory mission.