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• Academics contribute to major project celebrating 80 years of British TV

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academics-contribute-to-major-project-celebrating-80-years-of-british-tv

  Professor Helen Wood and Dr Jilly Boyce Kay from the School  of Media, Communication and Sociology have contributed to BBC History’s new archive to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the launch of the first British television service by the BBC.

• New land report highlights importance of Earth Observation data

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/new-land-report-importance-earth-observation-data

  Briefing paper on Multifunctional Land Use and the importance of Earth Observation data written by Dr Francesca Faedi from Space Park Leicester and the University of Leicester School of Business for Government and stakeholders

• Academic publishes new book on Brexit Trump and the Media

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/academic-publishes-new-book-on-brexit-trump-and-the-media

  The impact of Brexit, Donald Trump and last month’s General Election on the media are explored in a new book titled 'Brexit, Trump and the Media' edited by Tor Clark from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology.

• Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/10/

  Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

• University shortlisted in Royal College of Midwives awards for excellence

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/rcm-awards

  The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three categories for the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Awards 2023

• Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest

  The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.

• Astrophotography Competition Time – AstRoSoc Calendar

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/26/astrophotography-competition-time-astrosoc-calendar/

  AstroSoc Competition

• Scientists investigate bumblebee decline due to particulate pollutant exposure

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/bees-gut-microbiome-pollution

  By studying bumblebee exposure to particulate air pollutants scientists at the University of Leicester have determined that the diversity and behaviour of the bee gut microbial community is altered when exposed to black carbon found in air pollution, disrupting the beneficial...

• Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/

  Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...

• 12-13 July 2016 event

  https://le.ac.uk/crime-representation-anglophone-caribbean/events/july-12-13-2016

  Learn more about the workshops held on 12-13 July 2016 focusing on the following themes: security and insecurity; organised crime and gangs; crime, gender and sexuality.