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Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/
15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.
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Pioneering study identifies over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/thyroid
A new study has identified over 100 genes linked to thyroid hormone levels, shedding light on the causes of hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism (underactive and overactive thyroid).
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Secrets of sharing iconic space heritage to be revealed in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/iconic-space-heritage
Doug Millard of the Science Museum will give his talk 'The Flights of the Seagull: Bringing Tereshkova’s Spacecraft (and Rubin) to the Science Museum' on Thursday 25 June at Space Park Leicester
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An interview with Nora Waddington
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/12/19/an-interview-with-nora-waddington/
Posted by rwatson in Library Special Collections on December 19, 2016 During the 1980s an oral history project was undertaken by the Leicester Oral history Archive. These interviews are now held by the East Midlands Oral History Archives at the University of Leicester.
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Passions of War
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/passions-of-war
The Passions of War project sought to investigate the influence of war, from the early modern period to the end of the Second World War. Find out more about the project.
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Unique protein signatures linked to ethnicity and changes in physical activity observed in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/diabetes-ethnicity-protein-study-leicester
A Leicester study has shed light on why people of South Asian (SA) origin may face a higher risk of cardiometabolic disorders and respond differently to physical activity compared to White European people
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Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.
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A tulip bulb, the value of which would have fed ‘a whole ship’s crew for a twelvemonth’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/04/07/a-tulip-bulb-the-value-of-which-would-have-fed-a-whole-ships-crew-for-a-twelvemonth/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on April 7, 2017 The tulip, with its bold, eye-catching flowers in a wide variety of gorgeous colours, is in bloom, in many of our spring gardens, making one of their most striking features.
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About the project
https://le.ac.uk/dickens-code/about
Learn more about the overview of 'The Dickens Code' project, including the many different areas of academia that will benefit from understanding more about the unique shorthand that Dickens used.
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Karin Li
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/author/wing_li/
Hello my name is Karin. My background is in Art Museum and Gallery Studies. I am interested in art and history. I started volunteering for the Sounds for the Future project in October 2022 and now work as a library adviser for Archives and Special Collections.