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• Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019

  Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.

• University of Leicester sets strategy to launch into its second Century

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/strategy

  The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) launched a new 10-year strategy that will propel the institution into its second Century – and it comes with a new mission and vision that champion its Citizens and cultivates a legacy of real-world change.

• Sexual harassment of women and girls in public places

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/sexual-harassment-of-women-and-girls-in-public-places/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 According to the latest report from the Women and Equalities Committee sexual harassment of women and girls is routine and relentless.

• Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/wolf-hall-thomas-more-and-the-turks

  Professor Norman Housley from the School of History has written an article about the BBC drama 'Wolf Hall', which portrays aspects of Tudor life, including diction, with what he describes as 'outstanding' historical accuracy.

• Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch

  Amongst other things, it will be able to see the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, along with studying planet formation around distant stars.

• Radio Leicester and the University of Leicester 50 Years of Collaboration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/radio-leicester-and-the-university-of-leicester-2013-50-years-of-collaboration2019

  The recent 50th anniversary of the start of the country’s first BBC local radio station, BBC Radio Leicester, which launched on 8 November 1967, also marks the 50th anniversary of the University of Leicester’s ongoing collaboration with Radio Leicester.

• Marking Armed Forces Day at the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/armed-forces-day

  An Army veteran who went on to join the University of Leicester is marking Armed Forces Day by highlighting the University’s support for the Armed Forces community.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/7/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• Work Life Balance

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/07/14/work-life-balance/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on July 14, 2016 So yesterday saw the end of David Cameron’s time as UK Prime Minister. A role that no doubt engrossed a large portion of his waking hours.

• Looking for convict heritage University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/05/07/looking-for-convict-heritage/

  University of Leicester staff blogs