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History of tobacco and our health
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/tobacco-history
How did tobacco become one of the first truly global commodities, and arguably history’s most deadly habit?
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/division-of-primary-care/research
Explore the research into the Division of Primary Care at the University of Leicester.
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Embed a YouTube video in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/27/embed-a-youtube-video-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 27, 2016 Adding YouTube videos to your Blackboard course is a good way to provide engaging content.
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Create your own QuickMark set in GradeMark
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/11/create-your-own-quickmark-set-in-grademark/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 11, 2016 The default QuickMark sets in GradeMark may not have the sorts of comments that you want to make on assignments.
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Hide marks from students in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/07/05/hide-marks-from-students-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 5, 2016 When you set up a Turnitin assignment you have to choose a Post Date. This is the date that students will be able to see their grades and comments via GradeMark.
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Getting started with Padlet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/07/getting-started-with-padlet/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 7, 2016 Padlet is a free online tool that allows you to collaborate with students or colleagues. It is like an online pin board.
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Leicester duo recognised among UKs best teachers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-duo-recognised-among-uk2019s-best-teachers
Two outstanding academics at our University are being recognised with national awards for teaching excellence.
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Leicester’s tuberculosis research boosted by six-figure funding for lab equipment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-tuberculosis-research-boosted-funding-lab-equipment
The University of Leicester’s research into tuberculosis has been bolstered with a six-figure grant to fund new lab equipment.
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Crisis and Disaster Risk Management
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/crisis-and-disaster-risk-management
Selected publications 2025 Bryce, C. , Dowling, M., Long, S. & Wardman, J. K. (2025). Media amplification under the floodlight: Contextualising 20 years of US risk news. Risk Analysis, https://doi.org/10.1111/risa.17701 Yeboah, R., Ferdous, L. T., Gerged, A. M.
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Reflections on the ALT conference 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/10/21/reflections-on-the-alt-conference-2016/
Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 21, 2016 In September Alex Moseley, Matt Mobbs, Stephen Walker and myself attended the ALT (Association for Learning Technology) Conference at the University of Warwick.