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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/29/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers
The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren
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Global Terrorism database updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/global-terrorism-database-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The total number of terrorist attacks and total deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide decreased by 12% in 2015, according to the latest annual update of the Global Terrorism...
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Development aid targeted at women is rising
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/development-aid-targeted-at-women-is-rising/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 25 years since the Beijing conference, aid specifically for women and girls is rising, according to latest data from the OECD It analysed OECD and DAC data invested by...
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Youth (un)employment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/1436/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 EU youth prospects This week a major conference of EU leaders discussed youth unemployment in Europe see EU papers, news and report on youth employment in Europe Also on this theme a...
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New digital map remembers Vanished Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-digital-map-remembers-2018vanished-leicester2019
Leicester researchers have developed a new digital map of ‘Vanished Leicester’ which shows the transformation of the city in recent decades.
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Conversations With… Dr Tom Stallard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/conversations-with-dr-tom-stallard/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Dr Tom Stallard is the Post-graduate Tutor in the School of Physics and Astronomy as well as being an Associate Professor of Planetary Astronomy.
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Frost Fairs on the Thames
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/12/01/frost-fairs-on-the-thames/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on December 1, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by Francesco Bartolozzi. From the Fairclough Collection, EP 36, Box 7, p. 590.
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Winter Wonderland
https://le.ac.uk/winter-wonderland
Winter Wonderland festivities for our students and staff to celebrate the season
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Vindolanda Week 3 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/11/25/there-and-back-again-vindolanda-week-3/
The Arch-I-Scan team finishes up their third week of pottery scanning at the Roman fort and museum at Vindolanda.