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• Lopping the heads off daisies; at the heart of Enterprise.

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/05/09/lopping-the-heads-off-daisies-at-the-heart-of-enterprise/

  Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 9, 2019 Success is not final; failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that matters. Winston Churchill.

• A first-hand account of the Great Fire of London

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/28/a-first-hand-account-of-the-great-fire-of-london/

  Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 28, 2015 Engraved portrait of John Evelyn by Nanteuil, for which Evelyn sat on 13 June 1650, while visiting Paris. From the Fairclough Collection, EP36, Box 2, p. 245.

• Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats

  Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for early life to take hold on earth.

• "We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students

  nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.

• First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses

  Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation Professors and approval granted for a suite of innovative new degree courses.

• The Characteristics of a Leader: Early America and Ancient Rome

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2019/07/11/the-characteristics-of-a-leader-early-america-and-ancient-rome/

  Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on July 11, 2019 Leadership is in the moment. Building the momentum and trust of a followership depends on everything else going on in the lives of followers. It is influenced by the culture around them.

• A Tale of Muslim Britain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/a-tale-of-muslim-britain

  Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, the first British Muslim woman to attend Parliament, spoke to a large and diverse audience at a Unit for Diversity, Inclusion & Community Engagement (DICE) public event held on 21 June at the University of Leicester.

• Differentiating High-Involvement Management from High-Performance Work Systems: Why it Matters for U

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2020/07/17/differentiating-high-involvement-management-from-high-performance-work-systems-and-why-it-matters-for-uk-productivity/

  Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on July 17, 2020     Professor Stephen Wood argues that focusing on management practices that involve workers in workplace decisions could be the answer to the UK’s productivity crisis.

• Increasing diversity among patients provides opportunity for empathy muscle workout

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/diversity-and-empathy

  New paper by University of Leicester researcher encourages health professionals to see diversity as an opportunity as a facilitator of empathy.

• A culture of inclusion, dignity and respect

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/edi/dignity-respect

  Browse the dignity and respect at Leicester framework and associated policy documents outline with clear definitions and examples, what unacceptable behaviours are and the processes in place to address, deal with and report them.