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Delivering Sexual Harassment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/01/18/delivering-sexual-harassment/
Posted by Jo B in School of Business Blog on January 18, 2018 In our first blog of the new year, Professor Jo Brewis explores the ways in which the gig economy is providing an insidious new means for women to be exposed to sexual harassment.
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Incunabula in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/10/incunabula-in-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 10, 2014 For a University the size and age of Leicester the Library has a surprising rich collection of incunabula (books printed before 1501).
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Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...
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Former Leicester history scholar Nick set to defend his gold Paralympic title
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/nick-cummins
A former University of Leicester scholar is preparing to compete for his second Paralympic gold this week in Paris.
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Flow Cytometry Facility (FACS)
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/flow-cytometry
Find out more about the Flow Cytometry facility, based in the Core Biotechnology Services at Leicester.
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Mutation and adaption for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/mutation-and-adaption/higher-education
Learn more about horizontal gene transfer for higher education at The University of Leicester.
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The forerunners of Leicester City FC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/06/the-forerunners-of-leicester-city-fc/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on May 6, 2016 My original intention to write a blog post to mark the 2016 Euros in June has been completely hijacked by Leicester City’s truly amazing performance in the Premier League this season – especially when I...
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East Derbyshire Election, 1868
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/05/07/east-derbyshire-election-1868/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 7, 2015 Our look back at past elections in Special Collections is rounded off today with a gallery of from an impressive volume of East Derbyshire Election Cartoons, 1868 .
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Physics & Astronomy students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/16/physics-astronomy-students-crack-mystery-of-rudolphs-red-nose/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 16 December 2020 Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose.
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.