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Leicester celebrates opening access to higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-celebrates-opening-access-to-higher-education
Our University is celebrating its links with local colleges from across the Midlands and beyond. The Local to Leicester partnership brings together colleges associated with our University both locally and in the West Midlands.
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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...
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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 .
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Was the Force behind Leicester's football success? Students explore the secrets of Yoda's Force power
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/was-the-force-behind-leicester2019s-football-success-students-explore-the-secrets-of-yoda2019s-force-power
For many fans around the world May 4th is Star Wars Day, playing on the popular phrase ‘May the Force Be With You’ uttered by many characters in the films including Luke Skywalker’s mentor, Yoda.
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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.
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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.
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Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDX/EDS)
https://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/advanced-microscopy-facility/microscopes-and-equipment/energy-dispersive-x-ray-analysis
Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDS) is an analytical technique which provides surface elemental analysis and is available to students at The University of Leicester.
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Scandalous man missing in the news
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/shirley-yang
Shirley Yang, PhD Student has entered a piece entitled 'Scandalous man missing in the news'.
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Postgraduate Researcher Careers: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 7
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/page/7/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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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).