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Historical photo could be earliest of female geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/historical-photo-could-be-earliest-of-female-geologist
An enigmatic photograph titled ‘The Geologists’ showing a lady and a gentleman in front of some rocks is believed to have been taken at Chudleigh in Devon around 1843 by the pioneer photographer William H. F. Talbot.
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Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest
Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/about/athena-swan
The Athena SWAN Charter recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in higher education and research in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM).
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stl5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/author/selina_lock/
South Asian Heritage Month – Book Hide and Seek Posted by stl5 in Library and Learning Services on July 4, 2024 University of Leicester Library and Learning Services – Book Hide & Seek South Asian Heritage Month is the name given to the month-long celebration in the...
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Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons
An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere – suggesting that its mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons.
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University flies the flag for Leicester Pride
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/university-flies-the-flag-for-leicester-pride
Flying the flag for Leicester Pride Leicester Pride will receive a warm welcome from the University of Leicester this year as it flies the rainbow flag for the city’s annual celebration of the LGBT+ community.
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Leicester researchers design and build instrument to explore the surface of Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-researchers-design-and-build-instrument-to-explore-the-surface-of-mercury
An instrument designed and built by Leicester researchers, which will help to unlock the secrets of Mercury’s surface, has been shipped from the Space Research Centre to the European Space Agency, where it will be integrated with the BepiColombo spacecraft which is...
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Library research skills session this term
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/25/library-research-skills-sessions-this-term/
Advert for library research skills classes for research students at the University of Leicester
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MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/dav-8/
3. MS 210, Ethiopic manuscript, front cover. The book board is only partially covered in tanned leather and has been repaired. The nature of the repair suggests it may have been made 'on the fly'.
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Diaspora Mapping Toolkit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/5106/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 Diaspora Mapping Toolkit Created by the International Organization for Migration (IOM), this toolkit sets out practical guidance on how to map diasporas in different settings.