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Unicorns to inspire the next space entrepreneurs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/2018unicorns2019-to-inspire-the-next-space-entrepreneurs
Some of the most ambitious and high value start-ups are likely to develop in space-related industries and the University of Leicester is showing student and graduate entrepreneurs how they could create their own ‘unicorn from space’.
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Call to avoid type 2 diabetes made during national campaign to prevent condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/call-to-avoid-type-2-made-during-national-campaign-to-prevent-condition
A Leicester man with type 2 diabetes is urging people to do all they can to prevent being diagnosed with the condition which could potentially have “ruined his life”. Patrick Quinn was diagnosed with the condition that is usually associated with poor lifestyle in 2014.
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Experts gather to determine ExoMars landing site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-exomars
The ExoMars Rover The ExoMars Rover (courtesy of ESA) 475|Academic and industry experts are meeting in Leicester to decide key detail of mission to Mars Over 100 delegates from academia and industry will meet at the National Space Centre on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 November...
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Development aid targeted at women is rising
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/23/development-aid-targeted-at-women-is-rising/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2020 25 years since the Beijing conference, aid specifically for women and girls is rising, according to latest data from the OECD It analysed OECD and DAC data invested by...
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Youth (un)employment
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/11/15/1436/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 15, 2013 EU youth prospects This week a major conference of EU leaders discussed youth unemployment in Europe see EU papers, news and report on youth employment in Europe Also on this theme a...
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Matchwomen’s strike and other union sites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/07/08/matchwomens-strike-and-other-union-sites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 8, 2013 125th anniversary of the Matchgirl’s strike < http://www.matchwomensfestival.com/ > To commemorate the occasion a special festival is being held in London.
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Summertime, and the Gibbeting ain’t Easy… By Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/06/20/summertime-gibbet/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on June 20, 2016 Today is officially the first day of summer, and I welcome the season this year particularly grateful for something that this time last year hadn’t even crossed my mind.
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Writer as Intellectual and Physical Drifter: Dr Rob M Francis reflects on his role as David Bradshaw
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/07/03/writer-as-intellectual-and-physical-drifter-dr-rob-m-francis-reflects-on-his-role-as-david-bradshaw-creative-writer-in-residence-and-two-of-his-favourite-oxford-sites/
Posted by gboland in Waugh and Words on July 3, 2019 It’s been an absolute pleasure to be the inaugural full time David Bradshaw Writer in Residence. I’ve been thrilled in so many ways and by so many aspects of this amazing project.
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About the East Midland Oral History Archive
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/about
Learn more about the East Midlands Oral History Archive, including more about our partners, our team, our history and how to get in touch with us.
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Introduction to Geochemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl2101
Module code: GL2101 The Earth is a complex planet. In your first year, you were introduced to disciplines through which specific Earth-related phenomena are studied, such as igneous petrology, palaeontology, and sedimentology.