Search
-
Internet freedom has declined for the sixth consecutive year
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/25/internet-freedom-has-declined-for-the-sixth-consecutive-year/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 25, 2016 …according to the latest annual Freedom on the Internet report from Freedom House.
-
Database of Research on International Education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/05/25/database-of-research-on-international-education/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 25, 2012 http://www.idp.com/about-idp/research-database/quick-search.
-
Event: Update on UKRI Open Access books policy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/06/28/event-update-on-ukri-open-access-books-policy/
Posted by William Farrell in Library and Learning Services on June 28, 2023 Join us on the 17 July for an important update on UKRI’s open access policy for academic books. Library Research Services will be explaining how to apply to UKRI’s new fund for open access academic books.
-
Significant weight loss and blood sugar control seen in patients with type 2 diabetes following new medication combination
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/diabetes
An international team, including the Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), that studied the combined effects of semaglutide with cagrilintide (CagriSema) in people with type 2 diabetes, has revealed...
-
University of Leicester academic involved with new Bible Museum from inception
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-academic-involved-with-new-bible-museum-from-inception
One month before it opens to the public, Museum of the Bible—the 430,000-square-foot museum being dedicated Nov. 17 three blocks from the U.S. Capitol—will host a scholarly panel discussion on Oct. 17 at 2 p.m. at the museum.
-
Pathways privacy notice for teachers, advisers, care workers and/or parents
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/teachers-and-parents/pathways-for-teachers
Find out more about how the data is handled for teachers and learners around the collaborative partnership of the Pathways team.
-
Equality and Diversity: an example of Socratic Questioning, University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/11/29/equality-and-diversity-an-example-of-socratic-questioning/
Socratic Questioning is a useful tool to further develop a critical analysis. Here it is used to consider how Equality and Diversity might be considered in a learning and teaching context.
-
University of Leicester report finds 45% of UK’s east and southeast Asian people experienced hate crime in the last year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/race-study
An alarming report co-authored by the University of Leicester has revealed hate crime experienced by east and southeast Asian (ESEA) people in the UK remains chronically underreported.
-
New research could help detect early signs of heart failure in diabetic patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/diabetes-heart-failure
New research in Leicester, which has been funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), could help understand how heart failure can develop in people living with Type 2 diabetes. An estimated 3.7 million people in the UK are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes.
-
Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 10
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/10/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester