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• Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/

  15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.

• 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.

• Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/10-treasure-trove-of-planets-hiding-in-dust

  Treasure trove of planets hiding in dust Stars|New research discovers 'super-Earths' forming around young stars New research by a team of international astronomers, including a University of Leicester researcher, has found that ‘super-Earths’ and Neptune-sized...

• The Aesthetics of Authenticity in the Modern Chain Pub – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/02/13/the-aesthetics-of-authenticity-in-the-modern-chain-pub/

  Discussion of a book chapter about the "Pub Authenticity-Value Aesthetic" in relation to the JD Wetherspoon pub chain, recently published in an edited volume Biographies of Drink (CSP, 2015)

• First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age

  A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.

• Office health to be boosted by stand up campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/office-health-to-be-boosted-by-stand-up-campaign

  Office workers at Leicester’s three hospitals are being encouraged to stand up more on the job as part of a new health drive.

• Chevening Scholarship

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/scholarships-discounts/chevening

  The UK Government Chevening Scholarships are open to international students who are applying for one year Masters programmes.

• Hunger

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/hunger/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 Hunger in Britain today The conclusion of  The report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquir y into Hunger in the United Kingdom was published this week.

• Researcher discusses link between Maths and Music

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/researcher-discusses-link-between-maths-and-music

  In anticipation of World Maths Day on Saturday 15 October, Leicester mathematician Professor Ruslan Davidchack describes mathematics as “the highest form of intellectual art known to mankind”.

• Leicester to hold photographic exhibition of womens involvement in space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-to-hold-photographic-exhibition-of-womens-involvement-in-space

  A free public exhibition of photographs which show how women have contributed to the space sector is being held at our University between 8 - 18 March.