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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/02/09/the-inclusive-historians-handbook/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 9, 2024 The Inclusive Historian’s Handbook is a free project co-sponsored by the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and the National Council on Public History (NCPH) .
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Bloomberg: Nike bonds
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/29/bloomberg-nike-bonds/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2013 Nike Inc., the world’s largest sporting-goods company, has raised $1 billion with its first new debt sale in a decade. The company is offering 10- and 30-year securities.
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Bloomberg: Tracking Emerging-Market Holdings of U.S. Debt
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/09/24/bloomberg-tracking-emerging-market-holdings-of-u-s-debt/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 24, 2013 Portfolio outflows from emerging markets sparked a sell-off in currencies from India’s rupee to Brazil’s real.
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Crusading in the Fifteenth Century
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/crusading-in-the-fifteenth-century
Professor Norman Housley has recently been awarded two grants by the Leverhulme Trust for research into the Crusades and their impact on Europe in the pre-Reformation period. The grants complement one another.
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Mapping the future of University of Leicester’s iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/15-getty-foundation-grant
Stirling and Gowan-designed building among ten new grants from Getty Foundation’s 2018 Keeping It Modern programme
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Ancient History and History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/ancient-history-and-history-ba/2026
Combine the study of the classical world with medieval and modern history with the University of Leicester’s Ancient History and History degree.
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English and History BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-and-history-ba/2026
Learn how history has influenced language and literature with a degree in English and History from the University of Leicester.
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ab520: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/andrew_blain/page/2/
Astrophysics Seminar 3pm Wednesday 10th November Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2021 Freeke van der Voort (Cardiff) A remote talk on Teams describing the distribution of r-process elements in simulations of Milky-Way-sized galaxies.
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Using Earth Observation to map degradation of air quality in North India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/28/using-earth-observation-to-map-degradation-of-air-quality-in-north-india/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 September 2020 A new study led by the University of Leicester reveals how seasonal air quality in Northern India is degraded by changes in the timing and amount of agricultural residue burning – by...