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Sri Lanka terrorism threats; get some academic facts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/03/sri-lanka-terrorism-threats-get-some-academic-facts/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 3, 2019 The recent terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka have left the world in shock.
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World e-Parliament Report 2012
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/11/23/world-e-parliament-report-2012/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 23, 2012 http://www.ictparliament.
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Web Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/09/07/web-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 7, 2012 The World Wide Web Foundation has launched the Web Index : http://www.webfoundation.
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Joseph Stiglitz and Central Banks
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/01/15/joseph-stiglitz-and-central-banks/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 15, 2013 Nobel Prize-winning economist, Joseph Stiglitz, stated that central banks have too much financial power to remain as unelected bodies.
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Scientists cook up a green recipe for recycling lithium-ion batteries using vegetable oil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/battery-recycling-lithium-ion-cooking-oil
Technique developed at University of Leicester enables cheaper and sustainable recycling of battery black mass and could impact lithium-ion batteries used in billions of electronics and electric vehicles worldwide
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University of Leicester experts using AI to help people with dementia remain at home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/ai-dementia-remain-home-independent
Scientists from Leicester’s School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences are part of new £1.97 million research network
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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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Leicester chemist wins prestigious Royal Society of Chemistry Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-chemist-wins-prestigious-royal-society-of-chemistry-award
Dr Dylan Williams, of our Department of Chemistry, is the Royal Society of Chemistry Higher Education Teaching Award winner for 2018. Dr Williams has worked on new ways of teaching chemistry at university since 2007.
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Leicestershires legal professionals celebrated at annual Law Society Awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicestershire2019s-legal-professionals-celebrated-at-annual-law-society-awards
The crème de la crème of the county’s legal professionals were recognised for their ongoing contributions to business and the community at the recent Leicestershire Law Society Legal Awards.
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Research aims to help patients with Type 1 diabetes to exercise safely
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/research-aims-to-help-patients-with-type-1-diabetes-to-exercise-safely
People with Type 1 diabetes in the East Midlands are invited to test and develop an education programme on diet and exercise safety, which can be key to managing their blood glucose levels.