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• Measuring the temperature of our planets land surfaces

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/measuring-the-temperature-of-our-planets-land-surfaces

  Our researchers are leading a major new project to measure the temperature of the Earth’s land surfaces. Evidence suggests that long-term trends in surface temperature can be an indicator of climate change.

• Educational policy and practice: how ‘evidence-based’ can or should it be?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/06/12/500/

  Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2017 ‘On the research side, evidence-based education seems to favour a technocratic model in which it is assumed that the only relevant research questions are questions about...

• Student becomes youngest to graduate from Harvard

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/student-becomes-youngest-to-graduate-from-harvard

  Eugenie de Silva (pictured), who started reading for her PhD at Leicester aged 15, has become the youngest person to graduate from Harvard University.

• Professor who unlocked the connections between the sky and ancient monuments honoured by University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/professor-clive-ruggles-sky-ancient-monuments-university-leicester

  An academic who revolutionised the way we look at the connections between ancient monuments and the sky has been honoured by the University of Leicester.

• University Researcher featured in inspiring new book showcasing tech career journeys

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/book-stem-house-of-commons-technology-leicester

  University of Leicester researcher Dr Elpida Vounzoulaki is among those featured in a new book inspiring teenagers to take up a career in technology

• The king's grave

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/the-kings-grave

  Richard III was buried at the west end of the church choir, in front of the southern choir stall. This location is slightly ambiguous. Although the feet and one lower leg bone (left fibula) were missing Richard III’s skeleton was otherwise complete.

• A passion for researching public policy and management – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/08/19/a-passion-for-public-policy/

  One researcher's account of what inspired her passion for public policy research, and how she uses linguistic theory to investigate and address the complexity of public policy narratives and the effect their implementation has on people's day-to-day lives.

• Additional tickets available for David Attenborough lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/sir-david-attenborough-lecture-ticket-information

  Due to unprecedented demand for tickets for Sir David Attenborough’s lecture ‘Beauty in Nature’ on Thursday 28 January, the venue for the event has been changed to De Montfort Hall which offers increased capacity.

• Drugs legislation requires review, says academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/drugs-misuse-scarman-lecture

  The main piece of legislation used to combat illegal drug use in the UK is no longer fit for purpose, according to a leading criminologist at the University of Leicester.

• Hooray for the National Trust

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2017/04/05/hooray-for-the-national-trust/

  Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on April 5, 2017 There are many things in life that one should really rise above and not respond to. One such thing, in my humble opinion, is the Daily Mail.