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• Early Modern Ghost Stories

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en7407

  Module information exploring ghost stories from 16th - 18th century literature, as part of University of Leicester MA.

• The Story of Pulque, Part 1

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/10/the-story-of-pulque-part-1/

  Posted by Deborah Toner in Consuming Authenticities on March 10, 2015 In the 17th century, the Mexican historian Fernando de Alva Ixtlilxochitl recorded a pre-Columbian legend about the origins of pulque.

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.

• Research

  https://le.ac.uk/politics/research

  Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester covers a wide range of research areas and are currently engaged in plans for research dissemination in continental Europe, the USA and Asia.

• University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award

  University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding.

• Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma

  The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK

• Productive Alternatives to Boris Johnson’s Cheesy Vision of Homeworking

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/05/17/productive-alternatives-to-boris-johnsons-cheesy-vision-of-homeworking/

  Hybrid working solves the trade-off of home versus office working, with benefits for both employees and employers, writes ULSB's Professor Stephen Wood.

• Managing performance at work: Research shows regular feedback an essential criteria for successful a

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/04/managing-performance-at-work-research-shows-regular-feedback-an-essential-criteria-for-successful-appraisal-systems/

  Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on April 4, 2018   I n this blog Professor Stephen Wood talks about his research on performance appraisal and how a successful system of appraisal depends on frequent feedback and good standard setting.

• Backward schedule your Christmas turkey (under finite resources)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/06/backward-schedule-your-christmas-turkey-under-finite-resources/

  Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 6, 2017 In this week’s blog, Dr Nicola Bateman, Associate Professor Operations Management ( nab34@le.ac.uk ) uses operations management to get all the bits of your Christmas dinner on the table at the same time.

• Student life in the 1980s: what can we learn from Students’ Union handbooks?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/05/student-life-in-the-1980s-what-can-we-learn-from-students-union-handbooks/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on January 5, 2024 Guest post by Jess Pascal, student volunteer. Hello, my name is Jess Pascal and I have been volunteering in the archives for the last two months.