Search
-
International Equal Pay Day
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/09/25/international-equal-pay-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 25, 2020 18th September is designated International Equal pay day Some key documents are: Human Rights Council resolution on Equal Pay (2019) ILO Centenary...
-
Spare Rib
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/08/spare-rib/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2018 Spare Rib was a leading women’s liberation periodicals of the 1970s. You can view the full archive online via the British Library website .
-
Oral history
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history
Learn more about the origins of oral history, its value in academia and how you could find out more about it.
-
Study suggests over half of women with gestational diabetes in the UK are undiagnosed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/gestational-diabetes
Research investigating testing methods for gestational diabetes suggests that over half of pregnant women with the condition are not being diagnosed with the current NHS blood test process, leading to unnecessary complications for mother and baby.
-
Born just a few weeks early: Does it matter?
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/news/wpd2023
17 November 2023, 5.00pm-6.00pm George Davies Centre, University of Leicester An event to mark World Prematurity Day 2023 This event is for all students, staff, professionals - everyone welcome (and in particular those affected by prematurity).
-
The risks of feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/12/18/the-risks-of-feeding-back-the-results-of-clinical-trials-to-participants/
Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on December 18, 2015 Feeding back the results of clinical trials to participants has long been seen as good ethical research practice, and new guidance from the Health...
-
Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths’-worth of star every time it passes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/black-hole
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole.
-
Women and girls in the pandemic
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/women-and-girls-in-the-pandemic/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 The Report on the UN Women Global Response to COVID-19 covers global, national and regional responses and includes information on social protection, economic protection and...
-
Botanic Garden in East Midlands in Bloom competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/botanic-garden-in-east-midlands-in-bloom-competition
For the past 8 years Oadby & Wigston has achieved a Gold Award for the Borough’s entry into East Midlands in Bloom. The University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden takes pride of place in this effort.
-
Less than two weeks until GREAT touchdown in Hong Kong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/less-than-two-weeks-until-great-touchdown-in-hong-kong
The GREAT Festival of Innovation is closing fast and plans are coming together at Leicester for an out of this world experience.