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• Study finds plastic is changing the behaviour of the world’s river sediment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/catherine-russell

  A University of Leicester expert has led a study which has found plastic pollution is changing the way riverbeds behave.

• Women’s rights in Ireland 1880-1920

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/02/10/womens-rights-in-ireland-1880-1920/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 10, 2023 Virtual Tour: Bonnets, Bandoliers and Ballot Papers The National Museum of Ireland have created this online exhibition tour focussing on the campaign for women’s rights in...

• The UK’s humanitarian aid cuts

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/06/21/the-uks-humanitarian-aid-cuts/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 21, 2021 There have been proposed cuts to the UK aid budget. For some background and reactions to the proposed cuts see these useful resources: The 0.

• A DIPtastic spread at the Medical School’s Lunchtime Seminar!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/11/09/a-diptastic-spread-at-the-medical-schools-lunchtime-seminar/

  Posted by vanderenden in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 9, 2018 Last Tuesday (06-11-2018) the Digital Innovation Partnership (DIP) was kindly invited by Prof Liz.

• Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b

  Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour

• Celebrating Leicester’s Citizens of Change on National Graduates Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/national-graduates-day

  The University of Leicester is marking National Graduates Day to celebrate the resilience and achievements of graduates from the class of 2020 180 students from the University’s School of Medicine graduated early this year to join the NHS as part of a national effort against...

• International Women’s Day: some free statistics which show why it is necessary

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/16/international-womens-day-some-free-statistics-which-show-why-it-is-necessary/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 16, 2020 Here are some free statistics which show why the fight for gender equality is necessary: The Office for National Statistics  records the current gender pay gap as 17.3% in 2019.

• Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/saturn-aurorae

  Dr Tom Stallard, Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy at the University of Leicester, added: “The University of Leicester has long been involved in measuring the effects of this new discovery – we’ve observed how the pulsing aurorae and the wobbling magnetic field lines...

• Summer events revealed for University of Leicester’s Oadby oasis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/botanic-events

  The University of Leicester today announces the launch of a summer events programme at the Botanic Garden, in Oadby.

• National education leader joins University of Leicester’s governing body

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/mary-curnock-cook

  A leading national figure in Higher Education has joined the University of Leicester’s governing body to help it shape its future direction.