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Do homes near top performing schools cost more?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/03/24/do-homes-near-top-performing-schools-cost-more/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 24, 2017 Yes according to a report released by the Department of Education this week which makes interesting reading.
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National mooting champions graduate from Leicester Law School
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/national-mooting-champions-law-graduations
Leicester Law graduates Ella Bailey and Amelia Gibson win UK’s top mooting competition, showcasing talent, teamwork, and student success in advocacy.
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Gene inheritance for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-higher-education
Observations of the way traits, or characteristics, are passed from one generation to the next in the form of identifiable phenotypes probably represent the oldest form of genetics. Find out more about this topic through The University of Leicester.
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Ex academia luxus: Or Why do we pay to access academic publications?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/15/why-do-we-pay-to-access-academic-publications/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 15, 2017 In this week’s blog, School of Business doctoral student Secki Jose (spj15@le.ac.uk) explores why universities are paying more and more to access the knowledge that their academics produce.
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“Of Ainu Women and Russian Prisoners: Listening for the Voice of the Other” University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/04/30/of-ainu-women-and-russian-prisoners-listening-for-the-voice-of-the-other/
Sakhalin, Bronislaw Pilsudski, political exile, Chufsamma, Ainu, indigenous tribes, prisoners, Ket, Fridtjof Nansen, Russian colonization, University of Leicester
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Language education researcher to give Oxford Department of Education Public Seminar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/language-education-researcher-to-give-oxford-department-of-education-public-seminar
Dr Jim King from the School of Education will be giving a talk about his research into language learner silence at the Oxford University Department of Education Public Seminar at Norham Gardens, Oxford from 16.30 to 18.00 on Monday 15 February.
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Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition
A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.
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Genetics and ethics and law
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law
A list of resources comprising of a series of briefings written by Chris Willmott (University of Leicester), John Bryant (University of Exeter) and John Searle (South West Ministry Training Course).
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My internship with Academic Liaison and Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/06/17/my-internship-with-academic-liaison-and-special-collections/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on June 17, 2016 By James Wilkinson After one of my friend’s mentioned a potential career path in librarianship, and that she was in the middle of undertaking a librarianship internship here at the University of...
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Impact
https://le.ac.uk/hate-studies/impact
Discover how the research and outputs of the Centre for Hate Studies have substantially changed awareness and understanding of hate crime