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Developmental genetics for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-higher-education
If you're studying towards a degree, we've got useful academic content on developmental genetics, supplied by the genetics department at The University of Leicester.
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NHS innovation award for truck driver scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-innovation-award-for-truck-driver-scheme
Leicester Diabetes Centre project helping truckers lead healthier lives has been shortlisted for an NHS innovation award
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What makes some people simply able to carry on in the face of adversity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/what-makes-some-people-simply-able-to-2018carry-on2019-in-the-face-of-adversity
The ability to ‘Keep Calm and Carry On’ could explain why some people suffer less depression and anxiety when faced with adversity, research has discovered.
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AstroSeminar: Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/05/astroseminar-expecting-the-unexpected-in-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 October 2020 This week’s virtual Wednesday talk will be by Peter Vickers (Durham), a philosopher, who will present “Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life” Members of the...
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Welcome to the Criminal Corpse Blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/09/01/welcome-blog-2/
Posted by Sarah Tarlow in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 1, 2015 Speaking as an old and ugly academic, I’ve come to realise that sometimes it takes a transfusion of young and energetic blood into an established project to liven it up.
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Space Park Leicester launched by British astronaut Tim Peake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/space-park-launch
UK astronaut Tim Peake officially opened Leicester’s pioneering space research, innovation and teaching cluster at a special ceremony on Monday.
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Manuscripts as Memorials
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2016/02/22/manuscripts-as-memorials/
Second post by Naomi Milthorpe exploring Huntington's Evelyn Waugh holdings, focussing on the role of manuscripts in self-constructed author legacy.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/higher-education
Information on recombinant techniques for higher education students, including links to relevant resources and pages.
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Realising Opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/post-16/progression-programmes/realising-opportunities
Are you thinking about going to university when you finish school or college? Not sure where you want to study? Would you like to know more about what options are available to you? As well as find out how to receive lower offers from leading universities? If so, then the...
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Thinking sociologically about the history of convicts and penal colonies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/02/25/thinking-sociologically-about-the-history-of-convicts-and-penal-colonies/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on February 25, 2016 In the early 1990s I had the privilege of studying with David Garland, then teaching and researching in Edinburgh University’s Law School.