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Using Leicesters landmarks to get children counting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/using-leicester2019s-landmarks-to-get-children-counting
A new book by the School of Education is bringing maths to life for young children across Leicester by using images of familiar locations around the city to help them find numbers and practise counting.
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A place for the displaced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/a-place-for-the-displaced
Leicester is celebrating the contribution of refugees and asylum seekers through a week-long programme of events during Refugee Week.
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Public invited to explore what it means to be at home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/public-invited-to-explore-what-it-means-2018to-be-at-home2019
During Poverty Action Week 2018, members of the public are invited to visit our University to attend an event which will explore citizenship, belonging and what it means to create a sense of home for ourselves, and others.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit Zimbabwe Catalan and Euroscepticism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/expert-opinions-cover-brexit-zimbabwe-catalan-and-euroscepticism
Professor Adam Cygan from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article discussing how the County was divided over the question of Brexit and what the future may hold.
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Volunteering
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/charnwood-roots/volunteering
Victoria County History Trust volunteer interviews We are looking for people to help with the following activities: Documentary research Historic building surveys Oral history interviews Community digs and fieldwalking Landscape surveys Transcription...
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What is oral history?
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/oral-history/what-is
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. Find out how Oral History is defined and how it is useful for capturing stories, as a source of evidence and for investigating what people did and thought.
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Expedition 330: Louisville Seamount Trail
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2010-11/louisville
December 2010 – February 2011 In December 2010, an international team of scientists set sail on the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution for an eight-week IODP expedition to the Louisville Seamount chain.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-higher-education/resources
Click here for links to resources designed for higher education students. Our university has the relevant resources and equipment to help you acheive academic success.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-higher-education/resources
Resources on genetics for those studying to a degree level, supplied by The University of Leicester.
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Spooky flower will bloom in time for Hallowe’en
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/botanic-garden
The spookily-named Corpse Flower is about to bloom in the University’s Botanic Garden – just in time for Hallowe’en.