Search
-
Socially Engaged Practice in Museums and Galleries MA, MSc, PGDip, PGCert, short course, by distance learning
https://le.ac.uk/courses/socially-engaged-practice-in-museums-and-galleries-ma-msc-dl/2026
This is for you if... you want a flexible, part-time course that allows you to develop skills and expertise in addressing contemporary social issues in museums and galleries.
-
Leicester scholars co-host international workshop to tackle SDGs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/metals-workshop-sdgs
Following a welcome from Professor Philip Baker, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise at the University of Leicester, attendees also had the opportunity to network with international colleagues as part of a UK-China bilateral early career forum.
-
School of Museum Studies celebrates 50th anniversary with initiatives to diversify the sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/school-of-museum-studies-celebrates-50th-anniversary-with-initiatives-to-diversify-the-sector
Our School of Museum Studies is showing its commitment to improving student recruitment diversity in a number of ways including the introduction of scholarships for applicants from underrepresented groups, a new course exploring equality and diversity in the museum sector...
-
Leading human rights activist to speak on civil liberty and democratic freedom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/leading-human-rights-activist-to-speak-on-civil-liberty-and-democratic-freedom
Leading human rights activist Shami Chakrabarti CBE will be discussing civil liberty, the importance of democratic freedom and how to prevent future acts of terrorism at a free public lecture in the Peter Williams Lecture Theatre on Wednesday 11 February 2015...
-
Our environment over a billion years: travel through time into Leicester’s deep past
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/time-travelling-environmentalist
Experts at the University of Leicester host an evening exploring landscape change and biodiversity in the city and county on Thursday 23 March
-
Ground control arrives at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/ground-control-arrives-at-leicester
Scientists at our University are a step closer to controlling their own satellite missions now that a new satellite ground station dish has been installed on campus.
-
Observing Jupiter’s Weather – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/28/observing-jupiters-fierce-weather-from-the-ground/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 28, 2016 In late April 2016, I had the privilege of spending a few weeks in Hawaii, observing on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, using a spectrograph called TEXES.
-
Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies
Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire as part of Leicester’s annual wildlife survey from Friday 12 May, as Bioblitz returns for its eighth year.
-
Work-life balance supports improve employee well-being
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/02/19/work-life-balance-supports-improve-employee-well-being/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on February 19, 2018 In this blog post Professor Stephen Wood presents some interesting findings on work-life balance and well-being, arguing that the main reasons for the improvement of employee well-being where work-life...
-
Leicester medical students win national competition on social media safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/medical-students-social-media-safety
Four medical students from Leicester Medical School have won a UK-wide competition on professionalism held by the General Medical Council (GMC) and the Medical Schools Council (MSC).