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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/19/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Former Congressmen to be quizzed by students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/former-congressmen-to-be-quizzed-by-students
Two former members of Congress, the national legislative body of the United States, will discuss issues surrounding the upcoming US presidential elections.
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Leicesters contribution to forensic history featured by BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester2019s-contribution-to-forensic-history-featured-by-bbc
BBC4’s new three-part documentary series exploring the history and development of forensic science includes contributions from academics at the University of Leicester, including Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys discussing his invention of DNA fingerprinting.
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The tin of soup: a symbol of household food insecurity?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/tin-of-soup
Read the article "The tin of soup: a symbol of household food insecurity?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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National Space Centre Live Q&A – Astronaut Jeff Hoffman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/11/national-space-centre-live-qa-astronaut-jeff-hoffman/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 January 2021 Join the team at the National Space Centre for a LIVE Space Q&A with Jeff Hoffman, Friday 15 January, 19:15-20:15 .
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Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2016
Research led by our University has been featured in the Altmetric 2016 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research stories of the year around the world.
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Expert opinions cover slum tourism the BBC and Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover-slum-tourism-the-bbc-and-brexit
Professor Peter Lunt has written an article discussing how Ofcom may soon regulate the BBC - yet we know it already struggles to treat the public as citizens and not just consumers.
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Physics with Astrophysics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/physics-with-astrophysics-bsc/2026
Galaxies, stars, nebulae, black holes, quasars, pulsars, novas, supernovas. Astrophysics deals with physics on a big scale. In this degree, you’ll cover a range of astrophysics subjects, alongside the fundamentals of physics and maths.
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University wins funding to boost Industry engagement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-wins-funding-to-boost-industry-engagement
Our University has received £150K from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in order to develop new academic-industry partnerships.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...