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Are bankers dishonest?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/are-bankers-dishonest/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 According to a study published in Nature, the banking culture encourages dishonesty. Research from YouGov has shown that since the recession public trust in banking has declined.
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Gender Pay Gap reporting is now compulsory…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/04/11/gender-pay-gap-reporting-is-now-compulsory/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2017 … for employers with 250 or more staff. To find out about the new system see the UK government website and read the legislation.
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8 years of Twitter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/04/11/8-years-of-twitter/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 11, 2014 To mark 8 years in existance, Twitter launched the facility to look back in time and trace your first tweet.
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From child prodigy to STEM champion, University of Leicester honours Anne-Marie Imafidon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/grads-imafidon
A former child prodigy who now inspires the next generation of women to get into science, technology, engineering and maths has been honoured by the University of Leicester.
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World’s first disability hate crime conference will help to tackle Britain’s shameful problem
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/disability-hate-crime
For the first time ever, victims, academics, support organisations and elements of the criminal justice system will meet to discuss the impact of disability hate crime.
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Archaeology students from University of Leicester to star in new Time Team episode
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/archaeology-students-star-new-time-team-episode
Time Team episode documents the experiences of Archaeology students as they developed their skills on their first archaeological dig
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Royal visit to the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/22-royal-visit
Duke and Duchess of Cambridge |The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge will visit the University on Wednesday 28 November.
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Three-million dollar trial aims to help people with multiple chronic health conditions.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/perform
The University of Leicester is partnering with Monash University in Australia, the National Institute of Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Bio Medical Research Centre (BRC), and Glasgow University to undertake a multi-million dollar trial to evaluate an exercise...
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Five shortlisted from University of Leicester in the UK’s only awards for technicians in academia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/papin-prize-shortlist
Five individuals and teams from the University of Leicester are in the running for Papin Prizes, dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research.
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Microbial genomes for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/microbial-genomes/higher-education
The study of genomes as an entity as opposed to individual genetic components is referred to as genomics. Learn more about microbial genomes on our website.