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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Leicester’s Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah appointed Chair of Trustees for The Conversation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/conversation
University of Leicester President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, has been appointed Chair to the UK Board of Trustees to independent media network The Conversation. Professor Canagarajah previously joined the board in May 2020.
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University volunteers plant thousands of bulbs at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/botanic-garden-crocus-plant-nick-bailey
Green fingered volunteers are helping to plant 80,000 crocus bulbs in Leicester’s Botanic Garden this week
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Edelman Trust barometer 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/edelman-trust-barometer-2018/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Has revealed that large percentages of people worldwide (especially in the USA where it dropped overall by 37%) have experienced a decline of trust in business, government, NGOs and...
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Creating a unit workbook for use on iPads
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/teaching/workbook
Unit workbooks, handbooks and other text-based learning materials for use with iPads are essentially Word documents saved as PDF documents, then shared out to students through the virtual learning environment (VLE), Blackboard.
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Developing Effective and Inclusive Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ed7428
Module code: ED7428 In this module you will explore the relationship between your own practice and a variety of theoretical perspectives on inclusion, effective practices and barriers to pedagogy, learning and teaching theories and different types of differentiation.
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Registrar and Secretary’s Office
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/professional-services/registrar-secretary-office
The Registrar and Secretary’s Office is home to the University’s academic-related professional services functions and the University’s governance function. We enable the academic mission of the University by directly supporting researchers, educators and students.
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Writing Prose Fiction
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3174
Module code: EN3174 This module offers a practical introduction to writing prose fiction, with a particular (though not an exclusive) focus on the short story.
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Studying Language
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en1036
Module code: EN1036 This module will focus on contemporary aspects of how language is used in different contexts, including how language relates to personal identity (such as regional location), different modes of communication (spoken, written and computer-mediated...
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Developing Effective and Inclusive Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ed7428
Module code: ED7428 In this module you will explore the relationship between your own practice and a variety of theoretical perspectives on inclusion, effective practices and barriers to pedagogy, learning and teaching theories and different types of differentiation.