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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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The Clink restaurant at HMP Brixton: fine dining and prison education
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/07/21/the-clink-restaurant-at-hmp-brixton-fine-dining-and-prison-education/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on July 21, 2014 By Sarah Longair, Carceral Archipelago Project Researcher.
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Novel analysis technique helps Leicester researchers to solve Beagle 2 mystery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/novel-analysis-technique-helps-leicester-researchers-to-solve-beagle-2-mystery
Scientists in Leicester have moved one step closer to understanding exactly what happened to the ill-fated Mars Lander Beagle 2, thanks to an innovative research technique.
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Critical Management in Action: “Social Media Free Day”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/03/21/critical-management-in-action-social-media-free-day/
Posted by Jennifer Smith Maguire in School of Business Blog on March 21, 2014 Jennifer Smith Maguire, Senior Lecturer in Cultural Production and Consumption at the School, outlines the motivation behind an experiment-in-abstinence undertaken by some of her freshman tutees.
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khn5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/author/keith_nockels/
Introducing the Library’s Inclusive Collections Group Posted by khn5 in Library and Learning Services on March 13, 2023 The University is working to develop a more inclusive curriculum, to make our teaching more inclusive and more responsive to our diverse student body.
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/3/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Are we entering a new age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/are-we-entering-a-new-age
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology has been interviewed by Academic Minute discussing the Anthropocene and whether mankind has entered a new age.
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Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.
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Japanese manga series to showcase women in the sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/japanese-manga-series-to-showcase-women-in-the-sciences
Dr Ana Verissimo from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences is combining her love for Japanese art with her passion for the sciences by launching a campaign to create the first instalment in a new manga series.
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Sociology student awarded UN internship in Indonesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/sociology-student-awarded-un-internship-in-indonesia
Student Cindy Colondam, who is due to start her second year studying Sociology, has been working as an intern for the United Nations (UN) as part of their UN Global Pulse initiative in Jakarta, Indonesia over the summer.