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Access to UK's cultural heritage is revolutionised by Museum Data Service launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/museum-data-service
A transformative moment for the UK’s cultural sector took place this week as the Museum Data Service (MDS) officially launched, setting the stage for an unprecedented consolidation of the UK’s museum records.
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A Cartoon Paints a Thousand Words: An Interview with Yemi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2021/12/28/a-cartoon-paints-a-thousand-words-an-interview-with-yemi/
Political cartoonist Yemi (Ethiopia) is interviewed by Shout Out UK Young Writer Callum Hill.
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Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/
Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)
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Non-profit Institutions
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/non-profit-institutions
Co-leads: Dr Tania Arrieta and Dr Katharine Venter The research grouping on non-profit institutions focuses on the development and dissemination of knowledge related to the changing nature of non-profit organisations, the challenges they face, opportunities for the...
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Football and Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3057
Module code: SY3057 As the world's most popular sport, football plays a significant role in global society. Its stars are global celebrities who earn millions from their clubs and endorsements.
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The Hellenistic World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ah3701
Module code: AH3701 In many ways, the Hellenistic World is the most Greek of all periods – with spectacular architecture, widespread democratic institutions, and cosmopolitan culture.
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Salvador Dalí’s Art and Writing
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp3175
Module code: SP3175 This module will focus on the art and writing of Catalan artist Salvador Dalí from the 1920s to the 1980s.
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Real world link discovered between type 2 diabetes and low blood sugar risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/real-world2019-link-discovered-between-type-2-diabetes-and-low-blood-sugar-risk
A research team from the Leicester Diabetes Centre, led by postgraduate researcher Chloe Louise Edridge, has reviewed a series of studies into how often hypoglycaemia – or low blood sugar – occurs in people with type 2 diabetes and has discovered that the condition is...
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Type 2 diabetes weight loss treatment breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/type-2-diabetes-weight-loss-treatment-2018breakthrough2019
A study showing how a newly approved obesity treatment can help shed the pounds in people with Type 2 diabetes represents a breakthrough in weight loss management, according to leading diabetes researcher Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), Professor of Diabetes Medicine at...
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Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wildfire-map-reveals-european-countries-most-at-risk-of-catastrophic-fire-damage
Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe, according to research led by the University's Centre for Landscape and Climate Research.