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Universitys newest meningitis vaccine research to be showcased at Discovery Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university2019s-newest-meningitis-vaccine-research-to-be-showcased-at-2018discovery-day2019
An open outreach event will showcase the latest meningitis vaccine research carried out by the Department of Genetics at the University and Public Health England at Manchester.
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The history of genetic fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/history
Read about the history of genetic fingerprinting, and Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys' journey from Oxford to Leicester to beyond genetic fingerprinting.
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Serena Iervolino: PhD reflections
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/serena-iervolino
2013 was a memorable year for me. I completed my PhD, simultaneously experiencing a great sense of achievement but also terror. “What’s my next challenge?” I wondered.
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Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney on taking a Leicester PhD to NASA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/05/dr-naomi-rowe-gurney-on-taking-a-leicester-phd-to-nasa/
A five-year break in China, a worldwide pandemic, and delays to the most complex space telescope ever built: none of these were enough to stop Naomi Rowe-Gurney breaking new ground to complete her PhD at Leicester and land a dream job with NASA.
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Internationalisation and Teaching International Students
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/02/03/internationalisation-and-teaching-international-students/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on February 3, 2017 On Wednesday 1st February, I had the pleasure of co-running, with Dan Jones from the English Language Teaching Unit (ELTU) , an LLI-hosted session on Teaching...
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A celebration of 100 years ago today, by Caroline Wessel
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/04/04/a-celebration-of-100-years-ago-today-by-caroline-wessel/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 4, 2019 Newspaper cuttings reporting Fielding Johnson’s Gift, from Astley Clarke’s scrapbook (ULA/D2/1) On Friday 4 April 1919 Mr Thomas Fielding Johnson purchased the 36-acre site of Leicester’s 5th Northern Base...
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Research reveals polarised access to work for young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/research-reveals-polarised-access-to-work-for-young-people
A new study involving our University raises concerns that employment and career development opportunities for young people are becoming polarised between those with the resources to access secure, fulfilling employment and those on the path to precarious and unpredictable...
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Announcing 2022 Summer Internships for Leicester Undergraduates
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/17/announcing-2022-summer-internships-for-leicester-undergraduates/
Applications are open for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) scheme for 3rd and 4th year Leicester undergraduates.
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About Arch-I-Scan
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/new-approaches-to-the-material-world/arch-i-scan/about-arch-i-scan
Discover more about Arch-I-Scan Ceramic finewares are the most essential evidence for investigating the socio-cultural practices of eating and drinking across the Roman world and constitute some of the most extensive archaeological remains.
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Arguing against learning outcomes as a behaviourist learning approach – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/07/24/behaviourist/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Arguing against learning outcomes as a behaviourist learning approach.