Search

16297 results for: ‘%s’

  • Emoji is the fastest growing language

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/06/19/emoji-is-the-fastest-growing-language/

    Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 19, 2015 Emoji’s are ‘pictographs. Originally used in Japanese electronic messages, many characters have now been incorporated into Unicode  and the launch of Emoj.li.

  • Arthur Edward Davis (1882-1916)

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/11/02/arthur-edward-davis-1882-1916/

    Arthur Edward Davis was educated at Mill Hill School, London. He became a cricketer of distinction and played for Leicestershire. In the great War he joined as a Private the 11th Royal Fusiliers and served in France, where he was killed in 1916.

  • Tempest rocket to map quality of the air we breathe

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/tempest-rocket-to-map-quality-of-the-air-we-breathe

    In what is thought to be a world’s first, a rocket equipped with air pollution monitoring equipment developed by University scientists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy led by Dr Roland Leigh (pictured) is due to be launched on Wednesday 4...

  • Cancer expert receives £100,000 donation towards his vital work

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/mick-may-mesothelioma-fennell

    A cancer expert who prolonged the life of the inspirational author and charity founder, Mick May, has received a £100,000 donation to help continue his ground breaking work at the university of Leicester.

  • Brand new Attenborough Arts Centre Whats On Guide now available

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/brand-new-attenborough-arts-centre-2018what2019s-on-guide2019-now-available

    Attenborough Arts Centre has just released their ‘What’s On Guide’; a compilation of all events taking place from August 2017 until January 2018. The events on offer cover a wide variety of dramatic arts, from theatre and comedy to live music and much more.

  • George Harrison

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison

    We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87.

  • Turned off at Execution Dock: Thames Scenery in the City of the Gallows. By Richard Ward

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/04/25/turned-off-at-execution-dock-thames-scenery-in-the-city-of-the-gallows-by-richard-ward/

    Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on April 25, 2016   Eighteenth-century London has, with good reason, been called “the city of the gallows”.

  • University lights up medical building in support of Baby Loss Awareness Week

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/baby-loss-awareness

    As part of the national campaign to highlight the importance of Baby Loss Awareness Week, the University of Leicester’s George Davies Centre, home to many of Leicester’s world-changing health researchers and teaching spaces, will join other national UK landmarks in being lit...

  • Professor Jack Spence

    https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/jack-spence

    .

  • Suffragan Bishop of Loughborough to speak on ‘Justice, Faith and Belonging in a Changing World’

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/03-bishop-guli-talk

    The unit for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement (DICE) at the University of Leicester, in conjunction with Leicestershire County Council, is organising a fascinating and free public event on Thursday 10 October for all those interested in the role of faith...

Back to top
MENU