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• Desert ‘magick’ and astral bodies – what could they have to do with Special Collections?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/08/18/desert-magick-and-astral-bodies-what-could-they-have-to-do-with-special-collections/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on August 18, 2016 Our current exhibition, exploring the experiences and attitudes of the British in India from the early 17 th century to the turn of the 20 th , features a selection of material from the Union Club...

• Letters from the archives

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/10/22/letters-from-the-archives/

  Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on October 22, 2024 Although today they have fallen out of fashion, letters were once one of the easiest, quickest and most popular methods of communication.

• LGBT Rights Activism at the United Nations and the Geopolitics of Sexuality

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/05/18/lgbt-rights-activism-at-the-united-nations-and-the-geopolitics-of-sexuality/

  Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on May 18, 2023 By Calogero Giametta Lecturer in Criminology LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans) rights are divisive and prone to instrumentalisation, nationally and globally.

• New video remembers the beginnings of the University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/05-centenary-video

  Our centenary video: So that they may have life G2wgWaQVTEQ Centenary video image still from video|In the film, we hear the words of local doctor, Dr Astley Clarke, as he responds to an editorial in the Leicester Daily Post newspaper.

• Mayor of Oadby and Wigston views world-class research at University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/07-oadby-wigston-mayoral-visit

  The Mayor of Oadby and Wigston, Councillor David Carter, accompanied by his consort, Mrs Janet Carter, viewed first-hand the world-class research into neurodegenerative diseases at the University of Leicester.

• Expert opinions cover the British Empire air pollution the CIA and how society sleeps

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-the-british-empire-air-pollution-the-cia-and-how-society-sleeps

  Dr Stan Neal from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for The Conversation about how the British Empire facilitated the movement of migrant workers in the 19th century and beyond.

• University of Leicester partners with Bluesky International to revolutionise tree mapping technology

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/partner-bluesky-international-revolutionise-tree-mapping-technology

  A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will enhance Bluesky’s National Tree Map

• University of Leicester research helps primary teachers tackle tricky maths teaching

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/maths-book

  A new book from University of Leicester researchers is aimed at helping primary school teachers to teach fractions and decimals effectively.

• University marks World Prematurity Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/world-prematurity-day-leicester-preterm

  The University of Leicester will mark World Prematurity Day (17 November) by lighting up the Attenborough Tower in purple to reflect solidarity

• Leicester experts work with aspiring scientists from Girlguiding Leicestershire to bring science to life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-experts-work-with-aspiring-scientists-from-girlguiding-leicestershire-to-bring-science-to-life

  When the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at our University celebrated International Women’s Day, they didn’t know they would end up helping local girls to find out what a baby ladybird looks like up close.