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PGR Careers blog University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2014/07/02/uol-phd-researcher-wins-cumberland-lodge-scholarship/
PGR Careers blog from the University of Leicester
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Easter for social scientists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/17/easter-for-social-scientists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 17, 2019 Just for fun here are some interesting research related facts on Easter chocolate! This infographic from Statista has some basic facts on who celebrates Easter and what they do.
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My Experience of Moving to a PhD
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2021/02/03/my-experience-of-moving-to-a-phd/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 3, 2021 My name is Cristina and I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Earth Observation Science (EOS) group, in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester.
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How to ace the assessment centre…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/10/13/assessment-centres/
Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on October 13, 2015 You’re at an assessment centre. It’s been a long gruelling day already, and it’s only lunch time.
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Writing Matters
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en1070
Module code: EN1017 The module will teach you to write effectively for academic purposes, with the appropriate referencing and presentation of quoted material.
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Introductory Linux
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/fs0062
Module code: FS0062 Linux is a secure, open-source operating system that is used almost everywhere in the tech industry, from web servers and supercomputers to embedded systems in mobile phones, cars, aerospace vehicles and games consoles.
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Independent Study
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/co3110
Module code: CO3110 As the name implies, this module is an opportunity to pursue independent study. This will take the form of a project discussed and agreed on with the module convenor.
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Geographical Research in the Field (Human Geography Overseas Field Course)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy2415
Module code: GY2415 In semester two of the second year, Human Geographers take a field course training module that culminates in a one week international field course to Copenhagen, Denmark.
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Financial Derivatives
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/af3070
Module code: AF3070 Financial derivative are financial contracts between two parties that obtains its value from underlying assets, interest rates or security to allow the individual parties to predict their future cash flow.
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Advanced Solid Mechanics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/eg7116
Module code: EG7116 This module will give you the knowledge and skills to apply advanced Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to calculate the stresses in complex structures, and predict whether these structures will fail under loads they experience in service.