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Memoir explores complexities of discipline and bullying in UK schooling
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/a-physical-education
Dr Jonathan Taylor is set to release a new book, A Physical Education: On Bullying, Discipline & Other Lessons
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Sue Townsend’s Fan Mail
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/01/24/sue-townsends-fan-mail/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on January 24, 2019 Guest Post from Helen Ward, Library Assistant in Archives and Special Collections.
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HyPIR Lecturer urges Welsh ministers to do more for Welsh space sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/hypir-lecturer-urges-welsh-ministers-to-do-more-for-welsh-space-sector
Dr Bleddyn Bowen, an expert in astropolitics and space policy based in University of Leicester’s HyPIR was interviewed by the BBC Sunday Politics Wales programme and urged the Welsh Government to do more to encourage space sector growth in academia and industry.
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Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time
This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.
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Charity funding for new treatments to silence tinnitus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/charity-funding-for-new-treatments-to-silence-tinnitus
To mark Tinnitus Awareness Week (2 – 8 February), UK charity Action on Hearing Loss (formerly RNID) has announced a major investment to fund a new study which aims to accelerate the development of future tinnitus treatments.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 1117 June
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-11-17-june
Dr Daniel Zadik from the Department of Genetics has written an article for The Conversation exploring food intolerance in ancient cultures.
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What is saffron
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/what-is-saffron
Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.
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Leicester ranked in Europe’s top 100 innovative universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-reuters-top-100
The University of Leicester is ranked 76th in Reuters Europe’s Most Innovative Universities Ranking, equivalent to 16th in the UK.
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Genetics, Biodiversity and Behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt2006
Module code: NT2006 This module will introduce you to the patterns of genetic variation/inheritance in families and of genetic variation in populations, and to current applications of genetics into modern medicine, anthropology, biotechnology and conservation.
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2024
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024
Obituaries for members of the University community who have died in 2024.