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Don’t panic, Mary Berry’s Bakewell tart recipe is safe!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/05/19/dont-panic-mary-berrys-bakewell-tart-recipe-is-safe/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 19, 2016 University of Leicester Homepage, 13 June 1997 (source: Wayback Machine) It is almost impossible to conduct academic research today without at some stage needing to access information on the internet.
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Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/05/5396/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2024 Playlist of Ian Hislop’s Oldest Jokes , in which Ian explores British history and culture by considering the national sense of humour.
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The Children’s Art Gallery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/13/the-childrens-art-gallery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2024 The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe.
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Explore University of Leicester’s distinctive buildings and Sue Townsend treasures
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/heritage-day
The public will have the chance to examine treasures from the Sue Townsend archive and explore the University of Leicester’s characterful buildings on Saturday 14 September.
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JWST peers into the heart of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/red-spot-jwst
Observations by University of Leicester scientists reveal the interior of Solar System’s largest anticyclone like never before and its three-dimensional structure of temperatures, winds, and clouds in the vortex
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Women’s roles in peace processes
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/13/womens-roles-in-peace-processes/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2017 A great site from the Council on Foreign Relations which has data on female participation from 1990 onwards.
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University support for Shama Women’s Centre celebration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/shama-centre
The University of Leicester is proud to help celebrate the positive impact of local award-winning charity Shama Women’s Centre at an event in March.
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Teacher and Adviser Conference 2026 – what’s on
https://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/teachers/teacher-adviser-conference/whats-on
View the programme for the Teacher and Advisor conference, taking place at the University of Leicester.
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Planetary astronomers identify cycle of spectacular disturbances at Jupiter’s equator
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/19-planetary-astronomers-identify-cycle-spectacular-disturbances-jupiters-equator
Infrared images of Jupiter The clearing of Jupiter’s clouds during the last equatorial disturbance event in 2007.
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Jewel’s Museum Studies Placement 2024 blog 1
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/09/05/jewels-museum-studies-placement-2024-blog-1/
Posted by vholmes in Library and Learning Services on September 5, 2024 This is an introduction to the work that Yiqian Zhu (Jewel) started in July at the beginning of the Museum Studies course practical placement, with Archives and Special Collections. My name is Yiqian Zhu.