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• Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/

  15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.

• Research suggests people with forms of earlyonset Parkinsons disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-people-with-forms-of-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease-may-benefit-from-boosting-niacin-in-diet

  People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from our University. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat.

• Adam Kay, Russell Kane and Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock headline 2024 Literary Leicester festival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/literary-leicester

  Literary Leicester, the University of Leicester’s annual free literature festival, will return next month.

• University of Leicester celebrates top 2% global sustainability ranking

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/the-sustainability-ranking

  The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked in the top 2% of global universities for its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking.

• Singing Criminologist Ashleigh empowers with her music

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/2018singing-criminologist2019-ashleigh-empowers-with-her-music

  Master’s student at Leicester Ashleigh Temperley recently created an original song entitled ‘People with Voices’ as part a creative module during her degree. However, for Ashleigh, the song’s purpose is far more than academic.

• A Week in the World of Waugh

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/07/18/a-week-in-the-world-of-waugh/

  Posted by isabellacaldwell in Waugh and Words on July 18, 2014 David Wilson Library When journeying to Leicester on Monday morning, I was somewhat daunted by the prospect of the future week, a week where I would be experiencing the working life of the research associates...

• I’m not angry, I’m just disappointed

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/03/23/im-not-angry-im-just-disappointed/

  Posted by Daniela Rudloff in School of Business Blog on March 23, 2016 Okay, I lied. I’m angry and disappointed. I also feel tired, defeated and fed up. (Women, eh? Always with the multitasking.

• The Sweet and Twenties

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/08/20/the-sweet-and-twenties/

  A review of Beverley Nichols' memoir The Sweet and Twenties

• President and Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/senior-management/executive-board/president-and-vice-chancellor

  The President and Vice-Chancellor works with all colleagues to build on the University’s world class reputation in research and teaching to make a positive change in the world.

• 350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666

  350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.