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Leicester academic featured in the Times Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academic-featured-in-the-times-higher-education
Professor Martin Parker from the School of Business has written an article for the Times Higher Education about ‘predatory publishing’ and why it may be time to eliminate the false dichotomy between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ academic journals.
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Paris attacks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/20/paris-attacks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 20, 2015 News reports Two useful sites which aggregate reports from other sources 24/7 News Now covers more than 40,000 sources. Country indicated by national flag next to the headline.
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Sandy: Crisis response
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/05/sandy-crisis-response/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 5, 2012 Crisis Response maps from Google: http://google.org/crisismap/2012-sandy marks disaster areas. Also highlights local emergency twitter feeds.
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How Accountants will save the planet
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/subject-taster-videos/how-accountants-will-save-the-planet
How Accountants will save the planet – Linda Ralphs KiFbrMnnyHY 500|Associate Professor Linda Ralphs from the School of Business explains the Triple Bottom Line, an idea looking at the three Ps: People, Planet and Profit.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/cell-cycle/the-cell-cycle-schools-and-colleges/resources
Useful links to resources for schools and colleges looking for information on gene expression.
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Bias, Bullsh*t and Lies: Audience Perspectives on Low Trust in the Media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/12/15/bias-bullsht-and-lies-audience-perspectives-on-low-trust-in-the-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2017 The latest report from the Reuters Institute , University of Oxford, focuses on the readers perspective on fake news.
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Undergraduate study
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate
Browse our undergraduate degrees in archaeology and ancient history – if you have a passion for the past, we have a degree for you.
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Renaissance Drama
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en1050
Module code: EN1050 (double module) This module will enable you to build on existing knowledge and skills to develop a more independent and broad approach to the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries within their theatrical and cultural context.
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Identity Troubles: Nationalism, Jihadism and the Far Right
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy3099
Module code: SY3099 In this module, we explore theses ‘troubling’ identities – historical (ultra)nationalism, the contemporary extreme right and jihadism – and investigate how they have been theorised and understood as part of long-term social processes.
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Renaissance Drama
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/en1050
Module code: EN1050 (double module) This module will enable you to build on existing knowledge and skills to develop a more independent and broad approach to the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries within their theatrical and cultural context.