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Richard III and Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester
Richard III visited Leicester often, both as a boy and as Duke of Gloucester. When king, Richard stayed in Leicester at least five times. Ultimately, it became his final resting place after the Battle of Bosworth when his corpse was returned to Leicester.
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Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships
Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.
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Is Your News Fake?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/06/02/is-your-news-fake/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2017 Concerns about fake news are increasingly dominating the headlines and studies have shown that students often have difficulty evaluating the truth of resources .
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AstRoSoc Success in the UKSEDS Satellite Design Competition – SatXTeam
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/17/astrosoc-success-in-the-ukseds-satellite-design-competition-satxteam/
Congratulations to the SatXTeam for their success in the UKSEDs Satellite Design Competition with their satellite Cubesat NF1.
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Signs of early heart failure revealed in patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/heart-failure-diabetes
Adults with type 2 diabetes that have no history, signs or symptoms of heart problems have been shown to have severely limited exercise capacity.
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Impact of festivals project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/05/impact-of-festivals-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 5, 2016 If you are attending music festivals over the summer take a look at the blog from this research project which is being funded under the AHRC’s Connected Communities Programme.
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Claire's dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/dissertations/claire
Read about Claire’s dissertation, Sanitized City, Sanitized History: A study into how the Italian Fascist regime engineered the narrative of Rome.
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University of Leicester commits to reverse biodiversity decline through worldwide Nature Positive Universities Alliance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/nature-positive
The University of Leicester has been announced as one of the founding members of the Nature Positive Universities Alliance, continuing its commitment to being a biodiversity net-positive organisation.
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Past events
https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology/events/past-events
Organisations and events to which the project team have contributed 2021 Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for The Trevithick Society, 11 June 2021, 6pm (delivered remotely) Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for English Heritage Volunteers, 3 June 2021, 6pm...
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Yearbook Cover Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/27/yearbook-cover-competition/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 November 2020 Are you interested in having your work on the front of the Physics and Astronomy Yearbook? We are holding a competition to choose the cover image of the yearbook! Details are highlighted below.