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The Bulletin Leicester ranked in top 1 worldwide
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/the-bulletin-leicester-ranked-in-top-1-worldwide
In this episode of The Bulletin from the University of Leicester News Centre: Hear which organisation has ranked the University of Leicester in the top 1% in the world. Find out how Leicester academics has been responding to the Chilcot report.
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Two more national teaching fellowship awards for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/two-more-national-teaching-fellowship-awards-for-leicester
Our University provides excellent teaching – this has been recognised again by two more awards by the Higher Education Academy, bringing our total number of National Teaching Fellows (NTF) to 16.
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Leicester ranked amongst prestigious top 100 universities in Europe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-ranked-amongst-prestigious-top-100-universities-in-europe
The University of Leicester has been ranked amongst the top universities in Europe by a new ranking of elite institutions across the continent.
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Leicester Heartwize team win top healthcare award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-heartwize-team-win-top-healthcare-award
The Leicester Heartwize Schools Programme has won a prestigious BMJ award in the Education Team category at the 9th annual awards ceremony held at the Park Plaza Westminster, London held on Thursday, 4 May.
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Childrens maths difficulties research wins top award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/childrens-maths-difficulties-research-wins-top-award
Leicester researchers who investigated why children who are born prematurely struggle with maths have scooped a top national award for excellence in research.
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WGBH Openvault – Historic US TV and radio
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/11/11/wgbh-openvault-historic-us-tv-and-radio/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2016 Free access to clips from the WGBH Media Library and archives which includes TV and radio programmes many with transcripts.
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Who are the top employers for LGBT staff?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/07/24/who-are-the-top-employers-for-lgbt-staff/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 24, 2017 Find out in the latest Stonewall Global Workplace Equality Index 2017 . It considers areas including recruitment, promotion, retention, training and leadership.
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First glimpse of Mercury for BepiColombo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/bepicolombo-mercury
The mission comprises two science orbiters which will be delivered into complementary orbits around the planet by the Mercury Transfer Module in 2025.
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Leicestershire man says type 2 diabetes study was the best thing he ever did
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicestershire-man-says-type-2-diabetes-study-was-201cthe-best-thing-he-ever-did201d
A man with type 2 diabetes is imploring the people of Leicester to take part in a health study which gave him a completely “new lease of life”.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...