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Leicester celebrates continued success with the Turing Scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/turing-scheme-leicester-students
The University of Leicester is proud to announce it has secured over £900,000 further funding through the UK Government’s Turing Scheme.
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Did the polls get the referendum results right?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/24/did-the-polls-get-the-referendum-results-right/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 24, 2016 Here are some useful starting points for tracing the polls. Remember to check the methodology used.
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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/26/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Where is the worst place in the UK to be a girl?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/where-is-the-worst-place-in-the-uk-to-be-a-girl/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 According to the latest report from Plan UK five indicators were used to rank the 346 local/unitary authorities in England and Wales.
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Partnership to equip ethnically diverse sports leaders of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/sporting-equals
Leicester City’s Premier League-winning captain Wes Morgan, now part of the Premier League’s Advisory Board on ethnically diverse communities, was also on hand to meet the students, and to explain an athlete’s role in promoting diversity and inclusion.
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AstroSeminar: Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne),”The promise of gravitational-wave astrophysics”. (Note
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/25/astroseminar-prof-ilya-mandel-melbournethe-promise-of-gravitational-wave-astrophysics-note-the-unusual-time-10-am/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 January 2021 This week the Wednesday Department seminar ( 27 Jan 2021 ) will be delivered by Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne), at 10 am (please note the unusual time) . Please find below title and abstract of his talk.
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Artisans and activists in the world of handmade crafts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/artisans-and-activists-in-the-world-of-handmade-crafts
Bake-off and sewing bee enthusiasts have fuelled a revival of traditional crafts, but a week of events at our University will explore whether they could also be part of a cultural revolution.
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Who do you trust in business NGOs and the media?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/01/31/who-do-you-trust-in-business-ngos-and-the-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 31, 2020 The 2020 Edelman Trust Barometer measures levels of trust in business, NGOs and the media.
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Ripple: Publication of the Students’ Union
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/01/29/ripple/
Posted by Ceri Ashwell in Library Special Collections on January 29, 2014 Front cover 1952 Welcome to our first blog post! The aim of the blog is to expand awareness of the items within our collection and of the resources we have available.
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Change makers of the future launch Go Green Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/10-go-green-week
From 10–14 February 2020, the University of Leicester will be hosting Go Green Week, an annual campaign to raise awareness of the importance of sustainability and encourage positive change among students and staff.