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Could LCFCs sporting success help kick racism into touch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/could-lcfcs-sporting-success-help-kick-racism-into-touch
Leicester City Football Club’s phenomenal success becoming English Premier League Champions in one of Britain’s most diverse cities has ‘touched the lives’ of people from all walks of life – and could have a positive impact on tackling racism.
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GradeMark rubrics – what are they and how can you use them?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/03/01/grademark-rubrics-what-are-they-and-how-can-you-use-them/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on March 1, 2017 What is a rubric? A rubric is a set of marking criteria that can be used to make marking easier and more consistent.
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Concert to celebrate life of gifted teacher in Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/concert-to-celebrate-life-of-gifted-teacher-in-chemistry
A concert is being held at the University to celebrate the life of Dr Martin Harger, Emeritus Reader in the Department of Chemistry, who worked in the Department for more than 38 years and died recently after a short illness.
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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space
A house illuminated with Christmas lights|University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.
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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/ult/2017/03/08/international-womens-day-the-gender-pay-gap-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Menu Close University Leadership Team Home International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester International Women’s Day – The Gender Pay Gap at the University of Leicester Posted by on March 8, 2017 Today March 8th 2017 marks International Women’s Day.
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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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Universitys Botanic Garden to host Plant Sale Family Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/universitys-botanic-garden-to-host-plant-sale-family-day
The University’s Botanic Garden, on Glebe Road in Oadby, is to host the next of its popular Plant Sale & Family Days on Sunday 1 July, 10.00am – 5.00pm.
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Facilities and Services
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/facilities-and-services
ECMC support service The Leicester Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) is jointly funded by Cancer Research UK and the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).
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Kitchen table
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/kitchen-table
Read the article "The kitchen table" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.