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Chicxulub crater Leicester researchers investigate what killed the dinosaurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/chicxulub-crater
A team of scientists, including University of Leicester researchers, has now reached the midpoint of an International Ocean Discovery Programme investigating the Chicxulub crater site - the location of the meteorite impact associated with a mass extinction event 66 million...
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University of Leicester Staff Blog In Defence of Creative Writing
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/03/19/in-defence-of-creative-writing/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on March 19, 2014 Our newest colleague, Dr Jonathan Taylor, responds to Hanif Kureshi in Leicester Exchanges : http://leicesterexchanges.com/2014/03/18/teaching-creative-writing/ .
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Archaeology discovery day to unearth Bradgate Parks mysteries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/archaeology-discovery-day-to-unearth-bradgate-parks-mysteries
Members of the public are invited to learn about the latest archaeological discoveries being made at Leicestershire’s Bradgate Park by Leicester experts during a free family Open Day on Saturday 27 June, between 11.00am – 4.00pm.
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GSC High Achiever's Award
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/gsc-high-achievers-award
This scholarship is for international (non-EU) students who have completed a foundation pathway at the Leicester Global Study Centre and are beginning a full-time, campus-based, undergraduate degree at the University of Leicester in September 2021.
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Melanie Hammond
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/melanie-hammond
We have learned, with regret, of the death of Melanie Hammond, a much-loved team member of initially External Relations and subsequently the Business School.
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Victorian Discovery 2022
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/victorian-discovery-2022
Find out more about the student-led 'Victorian Discovery' conference, due to take place on 1 July 2022
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Professor Corinne Fowler releases new book Our Island Stories: Country Walks through Colonial Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/colonial-countryside
University of Leicester’s Professor Corinne Fowler has released a new book published by Penguin exploring Great Britain’s countryside and its links to colonialism.
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Academic to share research on violence and harassment in the digital economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/academic-to-share-research-on-violence-and-harassment-in-the-digital-economy
The International Labour Organization’s Bureau for Workers’ Activities (ACTRAV) and the University will launch a new research on psychosocial risks, violence and harassment that workers face in digitalised working environments.
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Human Rights: TikTok
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/human-rights-tiktok/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 The United Nations has launched a Human Rights TikTok account: h ttps://www.tiktok.