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                    HE assessment guidance is successfully tackling racial inequality, study findshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/ripiag The most recent assessment of the Racially Inclusive Practice in Assessment Guidance (RIPIAG) has shown that its implementation has improved race inequality in Higher Education (HE). 
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                    Leicester sociologist named as UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship winnerhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/diego-garcia-rodriguez-ukri-future-leader-fellowship The University of Leicester's Dr Diego García Rodríguez has been named as one of 77 talented early career researchers to receive funding from the UKRI's Future Leaders Fellowship. 
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                    Development aid targeted at women is risinghttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/development-aid-targeted-at-women-is-rising/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 25 years since the Beijing conference, aid specifically for women and girls is rising, according to latest data from the OECD It analysed OECD and DAC data invested by... 
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                    Youth (un)employmenthttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/1436/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 EU youth prospects This week a major conference of EU leaders discussed youth unemployment in Europe see EU papers, news and report on youth employment in Europe Also on this theme a... 
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                    Matchwomen’s strike and other union siteshttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/08/matchwomens-strike-and-other-union-sites/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2013 125th anniversary of the Matchgirl’s strike < http://www.matchwomensfestival.com/ > To commemorate the occasion a special festival is being held in London. 
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                    Global Terrorism database updatedhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/global-terrorism-database-updated/ Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 The total number of terrorist attacks and total deaths due to terrorist attacks worldwide decreased by 12% in 2015, according to the latest annual update of the Global Terrorism... 
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                    Liven your lectures – engage your students with an active learning approachhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/05/09/liven-your-lectures-engage-your-students-with-an-active-learning-approach/ Posted by Rachel Tunstall in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 9, 2018 Active learning is an umbrella term for learning and teaching methods which put the student in charge of their own learning through meaningful activities. 
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                    Welcome to the Criminal Corpse Bloghttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/09/01/welcome-blog-2/ Posted by Sarah Tarlow in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 1, 2015 Speaking as an old and ugly academic, I’ve come to realise that sometimes it takes a transfusion of young and energetic blood into an established project to liven it up. 
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                    Andrew Dunn: Page 11https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/11/ Academic Librarian. 
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                    Positive boost in National Student Survey cements top position for University of Leicesterhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/national-student-survey-results-leicester Leicester is celebrating a top 15 position among UK institutions overall for student satisfaction, according to Times analysis, with positivity rising in all 26 core questions of the survey.