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Mars closest to Earth in over a decade on Monday 30 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/mars-closest-to-earth-in-over-a-decade-on-monday-30-may
On Bank Holiday Monday, be prepared for a celestial surprise as a planetary body sidles up next to us - or at least 46 million miles away.
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The largest prison in the world
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/12/19/reflections-on-the-worlds-largest-prison/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on December 19, 2014 Several days ago, I broke from reading through the notes of nineteenth-century Russian penal inspectors to admire the 23rd edition of the International Prison News Digest , a publication of the Institute...
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Alumni Communities
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/alumni/communities
With University of Leicester School of Business graduates located around the world in a variety of different industries and professions, the ability to access a network with key decision makers is an invaluable asset of staying in touch. Find out more.
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Treating insomnia may reduce mental health problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/treating-insomnia-may-reduce-mental-health-problems
Treating insomnia with online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could reduce mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a large randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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French Upper-intermediate (Level 4)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/french/level-4
Upper-intermediate French Course at Leicester University
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Senate regulation 7: Regulations governing the assessment of taught programmes
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-7
Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 7 (PDF, 196KB) 7.1 These regulations apply to all taught programmes. Internal examining 7.2 For each programme of study there will be a Head of School responsible for the secure operation of assessment procedures and practices. 7.
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Funny bones macabre humour in the Dance of Death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/funny-bones-macabre-humour-in-the-2018dance-of-death2019
The haunting tale of a married couple who tragically lost nine of their ten children in infancy and later died in a state of Dickensian poverty sounds like a fitting story for Halloween - but for many people in the 19th century this exposure to death was commonplace and...
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Locating the choir within the church
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/locating-the-choir
A small area above the human remains in Trench 1 was carefully widened with a digger to give archaeologists better access to the burial. Jo Appleby and Turi King began to carefully remove the grave soil by hand. Work was slow, to avoid damage to the skeleton.
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Empathy course aims to improve outcomes for patients and frontline healthcare practitioners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/empathy
A UK team recognised internationally for its expertise in empathic healthcare has launched an innovative course designed to improve outcomes for patients and medical staff
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Optometry MOptom
https://le.ac.uk/courses/optometry-moptom/2026
Optometry combines the empathy and compassion of healthcare with the clinical expertise of using specialist diagnostic equipment.