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Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time
This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.
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Recognising the differing health needs of Leicester’s diverse population
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/14-remedies-and-reasons
Upcoming Health Matters exhibition recognises the differing health needs of Leicester’s diverse population
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How video can support active learning
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/21/how-video-can-support-active-learning/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 21, 2018 I recently attended the Panopto EMEA Annual Conference in London.
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Writing yourself into the archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/06/05/writing-yourself-into-the-archives/
Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on June 5, 2020 Seeing other institutions’ reactions to the coronavirus pandemic has encouraged the Archives & Special Collections team to think about what we can do to collect Leicester’s responses to it, both official and...
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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.
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‘Strangers in the land’?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/06/08/strangers-in-the-land/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on June 8, 2016 Our current exhibition, ‘”Strangers in the land”? Impressions of India’ traces the history of the British in India from the early 17 th century to the turn of the 20 th .
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What Sir Alec did next
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/what-sir-alec-did-next
DNA fingerprinting is just one facet of Sir Alec's work - learn more about what has preoccupied him since his revolutionary discovery at Leicester.
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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough in the University Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/09/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-in-the-university-archives/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 9, 2016 It’s well known that David and Richard Attenborough, along with their brother John, spent part of their early lives living on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Derby Local Studies Library
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/12/15/derby-local-studies-library/
A page that describes the collections from Derby Local Studies Library that the UOSH Midlands Hub preserved.
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Catherine Sargent - International exhibitions with the V&A
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/catherine-sargent
Museum Studies graduate Catherine Sargent talks about life and her career after getting her degree from the University of Leicester.