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Leicester Students Union gets ready to refresh
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-students2019-union-is-ready-to-2018refresh2019
This Friday 19 January marks the start of the Students’ Union’s Refreshers 2018 - kicking off Spring Term with sweet treats, a Refreshers fair and even an afternoon of trampolining.
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DNA, genes and chromosomes for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-schools-and-colleges
Genes influence what we look like on the outside and how we work on the inside. Take a look at genetic research designed for schools and colleges.
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Desert Island Discs more than just a resource for good music
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/desert-island-discs-more-than-just-a-resource-for-good-music
On Wednesday 16 May Drs Nick Smith and Cathleen Waters from the University’s School of Arts will be discussing the results of their research paper which analyses the radio archives of Desert Island Discs. Desert Island Discs is a radio programme broadcast on BBC Radio 4.
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24-hour Summer Solstice walking challenge raises funds for refugee project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/24-hour-summer-solstice-walking-challenge-raises-funds-for-refugee-project
Staff from our School of Arts undertook a 24-hour Summer Solstice walking challenge across Leicestershire in aid of a pioneering new project to resettle a refugee family from Syria to South Leicestershire.
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readvertise_sure2024
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/03/26/additional-summer-undergraduate-research-experiences-available/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 March 2024 Thanks to support from the Institute for Space, we are re-opening a pplications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE2024) scheme for 2nd, 3rd and 4th year Leicester undergraduates.
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The Dreadful Burning of the City of London
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/09/08/the-dreadful-burning-of-the-city-of-london/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 8, 2016 The atmosphere of London in 1666, before, as well as after, the outbreak of the Great Fire, was febrile – anti-Catholic feeling was potent and rife, portents and prophecies of terrible events...
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Government Responds to the Review of Modern Working Practices: Into the Long Grass?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/11/government-responds-to-the-review-of-modern-working-practices-into-the-long-grass/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on April 11, 2018 Trevor Colling is Associate Professor in the Division of Work and Employment. His research explores the impact of the law on employment practice within the workplace.
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Starting with the tidyverse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/08/31/starting-with-the-tidyverse/
Discussion of teaching the tidyverse without first introducing students to base R
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/14/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Two upcoming festivals
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2015/06/17/two-upcoming-festivals/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on June 17, 2015 Over the next couple of weeks, I ( Jonathan Taylor ) am taking part in two Literary Festivals, both of which are open to the public.