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• Write an essay, get a kitten!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/11/24/write-an-essay-get-a-kitten/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 24, 2017 Originally compiled to assist students with dyslexia and special needs, AbilityNet’s great blog posting has tips on apps for motivation and focus when studying which will help everyone.

• Teaching and Learning in HE

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/05/19/teaching-and-learning-in-he/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 19, 2023 2023 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Teaching and Learning Edition   The latest predictions for short term and longer horizon trends in teaching and learning.

• Global university ranking of employability

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/18/global-university-ranking-of-employability/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 18, 2016 Which university graduates are favoured by employers?  See the 2016 ranking of 150 institutions from the Times Higher .

• We need more women in science.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/10/we-need-more-women-in-science/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2017 The UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated on 11 February.

• Do private school students earn more?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/08/20/do-private-school-students-earn-more/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 20, 2015 The latest study from the Sutton Trust examined the salaries of private school educated graduates and compared them with those who attended state schools.

• University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric

  UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.

• Leicester Professor becomes British Cardiovascular Society President

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/british-cardiovascular-society

  Professor Andre Ng from the University of Leicester has officially taken over as President of the British Cardiovascular Society (BCS) at its 2024 AGM in Manchester

• Universities and colleges receive 245 million to tackle sexual harassment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/universities-and-colleges-receive-ps2-45-million-to-tackle-sexual-harassment

  HEFCE (Higher Education Funding Council for England) has awarded grants to over 60 projects in universities – including University of Leicester - and colleges across the country which address concerns about sexual violence and harassment on campus.

• Athena SWAN

  https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/about/athena-swan

  We are committed to providing an excellent working environment for its staff, and in November 2016 we were successful in achieving our second silver Athena SWAN award - acknowledging our commitment to promoting gender equality in the Department of Health Sciences at Leicester.

• Leicester experts to appear at National Space Academy Careers Conference

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/experts-national-space-academy-careers-conference

  Professor Emma Bunce, Director of the Institute for Space, Dr Francesca Faedi of the School of Business and Space Park Leicester Deputy Director Professor Nigel Bannister will attend