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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 10 16 December
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-10-16-december
John Williams from the Department of Sociology has written an article for the Leicester Mercury's First Person column about how football owes Leicester City a huge debt of gratitude.
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Astrophysicist will have an enviable front row seat for the launch of Tim Peakes Soyuz spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-will-have-an-enviable-front-row-seat-for-the-launch-of-tim-peakes-soyuz-spacecraft
Martin Barstow, (pictured) Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science, will watch the launch of Tim Peake's Soyuz spacecraft live from mission control in Kazakhstan today (TUE).
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Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society webinar: UK as a Global Space Power
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/23/royal-aeronautical-engineering-society-webinar-uk-as-a-global-space-power/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 November 2020 The Royal Aeronautical Engineering Society is hosting a webinar with a panel including Leicester’s Professor John Remedios, discussing the UK as a global space power.
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Ill Effects
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/03/08/ill-effects/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 8, 2024 A bi-weekly research-informed series on media “influences” hosted by academics Ben Litherland and Richard McCulloch.
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Yoto Carnegie Medals
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/07/02/yoto-carnegie-medals/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 2, 2024 The winners of the 2024 Yoto Carnegies have been announced. See who won: https://yotocarnegies.co.
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L@L 20th Anniversary Celebration of Languages and Cultures
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/20th-anniversary-celebration
Languages at Leicester aims to encourage language learning across Europe by hosting a European day of languages annually. Find out more.
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Research into completers and non-completers of offending behaviour programmes could have implications for practice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-into-completers-and-non-completers-of-offending-behaviour-programmes-could-have-implications-for-practice
A study by Dr Emma Palmer (pictured) in the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour has highlighted the importance of ensuring high-risk and impulsive offenders complete rehabilitation programmes and that some offenders require extra support to engage...
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First Images from James Webb Space Telescope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/08/first-images-from-james-webb-space-telescope/
The first full-colour images from NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope will be revealed to the public at an exciting free event at Space Park Leicester.
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Universitys Attenborough Arts Centre turns 19 this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university2019s-attenborough-arts-centre-turns-19-this-week
The University’s prestigious Attenborough Arts Centre is to have its 19th birthday on Friday 27 May.
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Geology student presents on inspiring outreach work at international geological conference in Israel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/geology-student-presents-on-inspiring-outreach-work-at-international-geological-conference-in-israel
Third year Geology Undergraduate Bea Baharier recently talked about her Holloway Trust funded outreach work and broader outreach in the Department of Geology in a talk titled “Challenging science through innocent curiosity” at the Israeli Geological Society annual conference,...