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Heartstopping moment BBC features initiative involving our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/heart-stopping-moment-bbc-features-initiative-involving-our-university
A life-saving initiative involving our University has featured in a BBC programme.
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Andrew Dunn: Page 211
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/211/
Academic Librarian.
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Leicester PhD student publishes book on traditional British ballads
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-phd-student-publishes-book-on-traditional-british-ballads
PhD student Kevan Manwaring from our School of Arts is publishing a new book based on his Creative Writing PhD research which will appeal to people passionate about folk music and storytelling.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Book recommendations
https://le.ac.uk/library/get-involved/represent/recommendations
Take a look at our themed reading lists for some of the titles that are available for you to borrow through the library.
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Leicester students solve age-old question: How much Christmas spirit is needed to lift Santa’s sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/christmas-spirit
Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer to an age-old question this Christmas: just how much Christmas spirit is required to lift Santa’s sleigh? Using equations and principles learned on their physics course, five student researchers calculated...
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Life has always been about give and take
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/mutualistic-city
Professor Mark Williams explains the importance of mutualistic cities in creating hope for a better, natural future.
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hconnolly: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/hmc33/page/2/
Disagreeing on what is fair in the workplace, and what we can do about Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on September 27, 2018 In this blog, Dr Rasim Kurdoglu, who successfully defended his doctoral thesis on 17th September 2018, discusses his research on...
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University urges others to support The Big Help Out volunteer drive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/big-help-out
A major Leicester institution with a proud history of supporting communities has thrown its weight behind a nationwide volunteering project which marks the Coronation of His Majesty the King.
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Martin Coffey: Page 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/author/martin_coffey/page/4/
Postgraduate Career Development Adviser, Doctoral College Team.