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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/99/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Simon Dixon
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/simon_dixon/
I am Archives and Special Collections Manager within the University Library. My role is to manage and develop the Library's and other University research collections and exploit digital technologies to reach new audiences for these collections.
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A century of human genetics
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/century
Read through a lecture delivered by Sir Alec Jeffreys at the Leicester Medical Society Bicentenary.
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Stars align as Leicester awards honorary degree to NASA’s science head
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/leicester-awards-honorary-degree-nasa-science-head
University of Leicester honours the work of NASA’s effective head of science, Dr Nicola Fox, who revealed that beloved Leicester City mascot Filbert Fox has a special place at the United States’ famous space agency.
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Opening up the University archives for Heritage Open Days on 19/20 September
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/18-heritage-open-days
As part of Heritage Open Days, England’s largest festival of history and culture, the University of Leicester is opening its archives up to the public with a series of free events on Thursday 19 September and Friday 20 September.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/lgbt-history-month/resources
Resources to use during LGBT+ History Month.
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The cultural value of engaging with museums and galleries
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/engaging-with-museums-1
A critical review of the existing body of research in the UK about the value of visiting museums and galleries.
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The mirror: do others see us the way in which we see ourselves?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/mirror
Read the article "The mirror: do others see us the way in which we see ourselves?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Museum studies
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/museum-studies
Find your research degree supervisor in Museum Studies at Leicester.
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University of Leicester showcases ground-breaking research to Executive Chair of Research England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/jessica-corner
The Executive Chair of Research England, Professor Dame Jessica Corner, visited the University of Leicester to meet with key researchers and women leaders from across the institution.