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International Women's Day 2026
https://le.ac.uk/iwd
International Women's Day (IWD) is celebrated on 8 March each year in many countries around the world. It is a global day which recognises the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women.
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Expert opinions cover the Reformation Emily Bronts Heathcliff and Trumps media tactics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/expert-opinions-cover-the-reformation-emily-brontio2019s-heathcliff-and-trumps-media-tactics
Dr Angus Cameron from our School of Business has written an article for The Conversation discussing Jakob Fugger, the man who underwrote the ambition of power-hungry medieval Princes.
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a ‘thermosensory’ gene could be responsible for changes in behaviour in different climates.
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Sarah Wood
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/author/sarah_farrell/
I work in the Archives & Special Collections team, based in the David Wilson Library. My role as the Assistant Archivist includes acquisitions and appraisal, cataloguing, copyright enquiries, outreach activities, exhibition curation, and teaching.
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Academic publishes one of the best books of the year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academic-publishes-one-of-the-best-books-of-the-year
A book by University of Leicester academic Dr Kate Loveman has been cited among the best books of the year.
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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The postcard: wish you were here?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/postcard
Read the article "The postcard: wish you were here?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Novel shortlisted for award
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2016/03/16/novel-shortlisted-for-award/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on March 16, 2016 I’m very happy to announce that my novel, Melissa , which was published by Salt Publishing at the end of 2015, has just been shortlisted for the East Midlands Book Award 2016.
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Melissa: Novel by Jonathan Taylor Now Published
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2015/10/13/melissa-novel-by-jonathan-taylor-now-published/
Posted by Jonathan Taylor in School of English Blog on October 13, 2015 Very happy to announce that my second novel, Melissa , has now been published by Salt Publishing. The novel is inspired by true events.
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Can learning outcomes support the broader purposes of higher education? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/02/20/lopurposes/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Can learning outcomes support the broader purposes of higher education?