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The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/loaf-of-bread
Read the article "The loaf of bread: a symbol of business inequality?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Salters Festival of Chemistry teaches students from local schools about science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/salters2019-festival-of-chemistry-to-teach-students-from-local-schools-about-science
64 students from 16 schools in the local area enjoyed an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry on campus on Tuesday 12 April. Each school was represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds.
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International students benefit the economy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/01/12/international-students-benefit-the-economy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 12, 2018 The ‘gross benefits are, on average, £87,000 for each EU student and £102,000 for each non-EU student according to the latest research published this week by The Higher...
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The Children’s Art Gallery
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/13/the-childrens-art-gallery/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2024 The Children’s Art Gallery in Lagos, Nigeria, displays and sells art by children from low-income families. Other galleries have recently opened in Ghana and Zimbabwe.
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Portal to the work of intergovernmental bodies
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/04/26/portal-to-the-work-of-intergovernmental-bodies/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2024 Created by the UN Department General Assembly and Conference Management (DGACM), this resource will provide access to documents, agendas, resolutions and conferences for major UN...
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Music, Sound and the Moving Image
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/25/music-sound-and-the-moving-image/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 25, 2011 We now have full text access to the journal Music, Sound and the Moving Image from 2007 onwards. This title can be found on Leicester e-link.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Three-million dollar trial aims to help people with multiple chronic health conditions.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/perform
The University of Leicester is partnering with Monash University in Australia, the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Bio Medical Research Centre (BRC), and Glasgow University to undertake a multi-million dollar trial to evaluate an exercise...