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Exhibition brings Leicester’s Second World War voices to life to mark VE Day’s 80th anniversary
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/website-leicester-second-world-war-voices-ve-day-80th-anniversary
The voices of Leicester people who lived through the Second World War can now be heard on a website launched in time for the 80th anniversary of VE Day (Thursday 8 May 2025).
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Women and low pay
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/08/22/women-and-low-pay/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 22, 2014 A number of reports have revealed a gender disparity in pay rates.
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Resources for teachers
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/resources-for-teachers
Material designed for teachers, aimed at either A-Level or undergraduate students, which introduces epigenetics.
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How it works
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/parents/how-it-works
Unless you have just been through the university application process with an older sibling, it can all seem confusing. (And even if you did all this a couple of years ago, it’s worth checking details as some things change from year to year.
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How can we support digital literacies?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/05/10/how-can-we-support-digital-literacies-my-take-home-thoughts-form-attending-the-jisc-digital-capability-community-launch/
Stephen Walker, Frances Deepwell, Neil Donahue, Sarah Whittaker, Nevin Moledina and I attended a JISC event to develop a group interested in developing institutional digital capabilities.
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Living in Arcadia: Sophie Swithinbank reflects on the early days of her David Bradshaw Creative Writ
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/05/02/living-in-arcadia-sophie-swithinbank-reflects-on-the-early-days-of-her-david-bradshaw-creative-writing-residency-2019/
Posted by in Waugh and Words on May 2, 2019 Sophie is based at the Visiting Scholars’ Centre, Weston Library, Oxford Sophie Swithinbank reflects on the paradox of traditional and millennial values that exist in Oxford, in 2019, and her first week in Oxford, as part – time...
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Asthma in children could be diagnosed by smell
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/asthma-in-children-could-be-diagnosed-by-smell
The Midlands Asthma and Allergy Research Association (MAARA) - an East Midlands based charity which funds research into the causes and treatment of asthma and allergy - has approved grants totalling £230,000 over the next five years for a number of projects in the East...
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Waugh in Italy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2018/12/13/waugh-in-italy/
Review of Return to Waugh event hosted by the British Council, Milan, 17 November 2018, by Milena Borden
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Photo guidelines
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/register/photo-guidelines
Providing exactly the right sort of photo when registering as a University of Leicester student makes things a whole lot simpler.
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University of Leicester academic included in The Football Black List 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/football-black-list-2022
University of Leicester academic, Dr Paul Campbell has been named on The Football Black List 2022, alongside the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Stirling. The list highlights the most influential black figures in English football from across the industry.