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• Is working overtime bad for you? Some interesting evidence from Higher education.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/24/is-working-overtime-bad-for-you-some-interesting-evidence-from-higher-education/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2019 This article mentioned in  the Times Higher  last week had the headline Do some overtime (but not too much) It is based on this article: Fontinha, R., Easton, S., & Van Laar, D.

• An Oxford Quarrel: Evelyn Waugh and Hugh Trevor-Roper

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2017/09/19/an-oxford-quarrel-evelyn-waugh-and-hugh-trevor-roper/

  Milena Borden gives a brief history of Evelyn Waugh's hostile relationship with Hugh Trevor-Roper - and asks what it tells us about Oxford's post-war battle of ideas.

• Tiny fossils unlock clues to Earths climate half a billion years ago

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tiny-fossils-unlock-clues-to-earth2019s-climate-half-a-billion-years-ago

  An international collaboration of scientists, led by the University of Leicester, has investigated Earth’s climate over half a billion years ago by combining climate models and chemical analyses of fossil shells about 1mm long.

• The Rock Cycle – Our Dynamic Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1101

  Module code: GL1101 Earth is a dynamic planet. The constituents of its various layers are in motion and subject to continuous changes with numerous interconnected and interdependent components. Earth’s rocks are forced to change as they encounter new environments.

• The Rock Cycle – Our Dynamic Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl1101

  Module code: GL1101 Earth is a dynamic planet. The constituents of its various layers are in motion and subject to continuous changes with numerous interconnected and interdependent components. Earth’s rocks are forced to change as they encounter new environments.

• Return of Title IV aid policy

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/us-loans/title-iv-policy

  Overview This policy applies only to eligible US and non-US citizens receiving Title IV Financial Aid who began attending for a payment period (term or semester) and then withdrew or temporarily suspended during the payment period (term or semester).

• University of Leicester Announces Exciting Summer Events Programme in Partnership with Attenborough Arts Centre and Oadby & Wigston Borough Council

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/attenborough-arts-summer-events

  The University of Leicester is delighted to unveil its 2025 Summer events programme, delivered with Attenborough Arts Centre, in partnership with Oadby & Wigston Borough Council.

• University of Leicester honours Leicester City FC's Chief Executive

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/24-leicester-honours-city-fc-chief-executive-susan-whelan

  King Power International's Senior Executive Vice-President and Chief Executive of Leicester City Football Club Susan Whelan receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

• Undergraduate courses

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/study/undergraduate

  Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester has one of the best staff-student ratios in the UK, a wide range of module choice, and the opportunity to be taught by academics who are passionately engaged in advancing their fields.

• Long-time LGBTQ+ rights activist awarded Honorary Degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/tom-robinson

  A singer-songwriter and broadcaster famous for his long-time political activism has been awarded an Honorary Degree by the University of Leicester at a ceremony today (Friday 21 January).