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• Leicester criminologists working with Government to explore motivations behind acid attacks

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-criminologists-working-with-government-to-explore-motivations-behind-acid-attacks

  Researchers from our Department of Criminology have launched a major research project, commissioned by the Home Office, into the motivations of offenders who carry and use acid in violent attacks.

• University of Leicester running free event on how war affects education

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-free-event-war-affects-education

  University of Sanctuary logo|Syrian professors provide first-hand account of teaching in war-torn country. People are invited to attend a free event at the University of Leicester to hear first-hand how war can affect education.

• How distance learning at Leicester works

  https://le.ac.uk/study/distance-learners/how-it-works

  How distance learning at Leicester works, including information on course materials, using the library, course assessment and student support services.

• The first Wide-Field Snapshots of the X-ray Universe

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/31/the-first-wide-field-snapshots-of-the-x-ray-universe/

  The first truly wide-field X-ray images of the sky have been taken by a pathfinder mission testing Lobster-Eye technology for the Einstein Probe (EP) satellite, writes Prof. Paul O'Brien.

• University ceremony for King Richard III

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/university-bids-farewell-to-king-richard-iii

  A brief ceremony to mark the departure of the mortal remains of King Richard III from the University campus takes place on Sunday 22 March. Staff, students and families are invited to join media from around the world to bear witness to the historic occasion. At 10.

• Celebrating diversity during LGBT+ month

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/12-lgbt-history-month

  As part of a month long celebration of diversity, we are hosting a series of events to mark LGBT+ History Month, which runs from Monday 3 February to Friday 13 March 2020.

• The Sense of Touch for Archaeological Knowing

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/03/20/the-sense-of-touch-for-archaeological-knowing/

  Posted by kpijpers in School of Business Blog on March 20, 2018   In this post, Dr Kevin Pijpers discusses his recently completed doctoral research on how archaeologists use their senses, in particular their sense of touch and the relationship between archaeological...

• National touring exhibition Lets Play Vinyl launches with public event celebrating UK sound systems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/national-touring-exhibition-let2019s-play-vinyl-launches-with-public-event-celebrating-uk-sound-systems

  A free public event entitled ‘Talking Sound Systems’ will be held at Attenborough Arts Centre to launch national touring exhibition Let’s Play Vinyl on Saturday 14 October from 1.00- 2.30 pm in the Princess Diana Hall.

• Is informal workplace learning always invisible?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/06/21/is-informal-workplace-learning-always-invisible/

  Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on June 21, 2017   ULSB Research Associate and graduate Dr Kath Atkinson (kja16@le.ac.uk) reflects on a new report about older workers, and the assumptions it makes about their learning.

• UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/nord-stream-methane-1-770

  University of Leicester scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) have contributed to a study of methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks