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I’m an Engineer! I’m a Scientist!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/30/im-an-engineer-im-a-scientist/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 November 2020 PhD student Sam Frampton explains this excellent chance to engage with school students online, answer questions, and win money for outreach.
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Correspondence of war: translating the Bejach letters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/25/correspondence-of-war-translating-the-bejach-letters/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on October 25, 2023 Please note that this post contains content relating the Holocaust.
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Leicester in 1945 – the British Council & Harold White
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/05/01/leicester-in-1945-the-british-council-harold-white/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on May 1, 2019 A few years ago, when I was working at the East Midlands Oral History Archive, I planned an oral history project that would record people’s memories of the immediate post-war years in Leicester.
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Research as Activism: Researching LGB+ Online Hate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/09/28/research-as-activism-researching-lgb-online-hate/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on September 28, 2023 Rachel Keighley – Research Associate and Vice-Chair of the British Society of Criminology Hate Crime Network To understand why activist research is so important, I...
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Once in a lifetime project to preserve iconic Stirling and Gowan Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/once-in-a-lifetime2019-project-to-preserve-iconic-stirling-and-gowan-engineering-building
The University has launched a new £19.5million project, and a fundraising appeal, to replace the roof and glazed facades of its world-famous Engineering Building to secure its use well into the 21st century.
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Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago
Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...
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Trainee doctors in India to bolster their clinical skills with the NHS thanks to landmark initiative
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/trainee-doctors-india-clinical-skills-nhs-landmark-initiative
Doctors in training from India will now be able to continue their training in NHS hospitals in the UK, thanks to a landmark initiative involving the University of Leicester.
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Lesbian Herstory Archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/07/13/lesbian-herstory-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 13, 2021 Lesbian Herstory Archives: https://lesbianherstoryarchives.org/ “The Lesbian Herstory Archives exists to gather, preserve and provide access to records of Lesbian lives and activities.
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Foundations of Biological Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/bs0011
Module code: BS0011 This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the molecular underpinnings of the chemistry, biology and genetics of biological organisms, and will develop your understanding of how these foundations contribute to the complexity of biological systems.
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Foundations of Biological Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/bs0011
Module code: BS0011 This module will provide a comprehensive grounding in the molecular underpinnings of the chemistry, biology and genetics of biological organisms, and will develop your understanding of how these foundations contribute to the complexity of biological systems.