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22,000 children aged 10 and 11 are obese
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/22000-children-aged-10-and-11-are-obese/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 …according to the latest report from the Local Government Association. The House of Commons also released the report: House of Commons Health Committee Childhood obesity: Time for action.
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Leicester study to improve crop plants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/leicester-study-to-improve-crop-plants
Dr James Higgins (pictured) from the Department of Genetics has been awarded a New Investigator grant (£450,000) from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) to investigate meiotic adaptation to whole genome duplication.
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Leicester scientists shortlisted to showcase their research to the House of Commons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-researchers-shortlisted-to-showcase-their-research-to-the-house-of-commons
Researchers from the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology will have the opportunity to present their research to policy makers after being shortlisted for the STEM for Britain 2017 awards at the House of Commons.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1005
Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1005
Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1004
Module code: SY1004 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Sociology in Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1005
Module code: SY1005 From its origins in the birth of modernity, sociology has continued to be at the heart of debates about people’s experiences and opportunities in society.
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Launch and trajectory
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/about/launch-trajectory
BepiColombo was successfully launched on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana on 20 October 2018. The mission will take seven Earth years to reach Mercury.