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Leicester is founding signatory for new pledge to support technicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-is-founding-signatory-for-new-pledge-to-support-technicians
Today, more than 35 universities and research institutions from across the UK – including the University of Leicester - have backed a pledge to support their technicians.
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Google tracks your movements even when you tell it not to
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/24/google-tracks-your-movements-even-when-you-tell-it-not-to/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 24, 2018 Associated Press investigative report with worrying findings released this week.
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Conference explores how death can be the beginning - not the end
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/conference-questions-when-death-truly-takes-place
A three day international and interdisciplinary conference took place between 16-18 April which explored themes around death and dying and how our departure from this life may not be as set in stone as may be assumed.
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About
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/about/
The School of English at the University of Leicester is among the best English departments in the country. Our undergraduates follow a challenging programme of modules covering literature and language from before the Norman Conquest to the present day.
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Breakthrough in tackling increasing demand by ‘internet of things’ on mobile networks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/mobile-networks-demand
New method to manage access to mobile networks by multiple users developed at University of Leicester that aims to tackle increased demands as ‘internet of things’ is set to grow rapidly
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Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive
An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.
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Online fact-checking – a growing trend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/12/06/online-fact-checking-a-growing-trend/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 6, 2016 A recent report from the Reuters Institute has traced the rise of political fact-checking sites in Europe. It recorded 113 such groups are active today.
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An evening with Esua Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/events/esua-jane-goldsmith
On International Women's Day, former Students’ Union President Esua Jane Goldsmith talked about how her time in Leicester University in the 1970s shaped her personal and political journey, and connections with the social justice movements of today.
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Science Kitchen
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen
The Science Kitchen is a facility within the School of Chemistry developed by Josh Smalley following his success as a contestant on the Great British bake Off.
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Diane Levine
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/diane-levine
Diane is at the heart of interdisciplinary research at Leicester.