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Productive Alternatives to Boris Johnson’s Cheesy Vision of Homeworking
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/05/17/productive-alternatives-to-boris-johnsons-cheesy-vision-of-homeworking/
Hybrid working solves the trade-off of home versus office working, with benefits for both employees and employers, writes ULSB's Professor Stephen Wood.
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Bloomberg: Prudential’s dividends
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/08/21/bloomberg-prudentials-dividends/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 21, 2013 Prudential PLC, the U.K.’s second biggest insurer by market share, reported rising Asia sales and an 18 percent increase in first-half Asia operating earnings.
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Syria’s internet blackout
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/18/syrias-internet-blackout/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 18, 2012 Google launches speak to tweet service because of Syria’s internet blackout, a good example of the use of social media to provide crisis communications.
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Expert entrepreneurial advice for emerging business talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/expert-entrepreneurial-advice-for-emerging-business-talent
A programme bringing the best business minds to help shape the entrepreneurial future of University students, staff and alumni has been strengthened with the addition of new expertise.
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University of Leicester’s new support for parents of babies born premature or requiring neonatal care awarded charter mark
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/employer-with-heart-neonatal-leave
The University of Leicester has been recognised for its support of parents of premature babies and those who required neonatal care with the Employer with Heart charter mark from the charity The Smallest Things.
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A practitioner’s musings on theory and Quality Improvement – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/07/08/theory-and-quality-improvement/
As a PhD student and practising physiotherapist, Emma Jones is perfectly placed to consider the ways in which academic theory, often considered remote and confusing, can be used in day-to-day clinical practice.
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Scientists are discovering how land management impacts the environment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/land-management
Agtelligence is working with scientists at Space Park Leicester on an innovative project that examines how land management impacts soil health, biodiversity, water and carbon.
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Complete A-Z of University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/a-z/complete
Please report any broken links to webupdate@le.ac.uk. Separate indexes are available for academic departments, administrative services, and research groups.
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University of Leicester scientists capture Neptune’s auroras for first time using JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/neptune-auroras-first-time-jwst
Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under JWST’s powerful gaze, as team led from University of Leicester observed Neptune using JWST’s near-infrared instrument
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Europe’s security at risk unless its leaders learn lessons of Russia-Ukraine war, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/europe-security-risk-leaders-learn-lessons-russia-ukraine-war
An expert in the Russia-Ukraine war has warned Europe’s leaders to heed the lessons of the conflict or risk war spreading across the continent.