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Incunabula in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/10/incunabula-in-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 10, 2014 For a University the size and age of Leicester the Library has a surprising rich collection of incunabula (books printed before 1501).
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“Crisis? What Crisis?” – UK politicians and Brexit
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/04/10/crisis-what-crisis-uk-politicians-and-brexit/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on April 10, 2019 by Dr Rebecca Acres, Honorary Fellow, University of Leicester Whether or not it ever actually happens, Brexit is the defining political and leadership challenge of our times.
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Bake Off and Gardeners’ World stars top the bill at Leicester festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/bake-off-gardeners-world-stars-leicester-festival
Stars from Gardeners’ World and The Great British Bake Off top the bill of a family friendly festival taking place in Leicester.
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Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons
An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere – suggesting that its mass approximates to an enormous 30 trillion tons.
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Serious concerns raised over lack of recorded BAME COVID-19 death data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-lancet
A senior University of Leicester clinician-scientist has raised serious concerns over the lack of recorded data on the number of deaths of people from BAME backgrounds.
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What did you learn at the museum today? Second study
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/what-did-you-learn-2
This research project explored the impact of Renaissance funding on museum education, looking specifically at impact on pupils’ learning.
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Professor Hillman Collaborates on Knife Research Paper
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/professor-hillman-collaborates-on-knife-research-paper
The University of Leicester's Professor Hillman has collaborated on high-impact research looking into round tipped kitchen blades and how they could help reduce knife crime and accidents involving knives.
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Fear Across Borders: Peasant Violence and Anti-Semitism in Russia, Romania and Austria-Hungary
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/fear-across-borders
Leverhulme Trust Early-Career Fellowship October 2013 – September 2016 Dr Irina Marin Fear across Borders is a postdoctoral project which examines the proliferation and interconnection of peasant unrest and anti-Semitic violence along the triple border between Tsarist Russia,...
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Whistleblowing and why it matters
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/copy_of_whistleblowing-2013-and-why-it-matters
Update: a recording of the lecture by Professor Mark Stein is available here. Update: a webinar on whistleblowing with Dame Ruth Silver and Professor Mark Stein is now available.
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Surface analysis
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/surface-analysis
Browse The University of Leicester's Advanced Microscopy Facilities research and surface analysis.