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Book Group: Unconditional Surrender
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/02/11/surrender/
Posted by Barbara Cooke in Waugh and Words on February 11, 2015 The Penguin edition of Unconditional Surrender In January, a small cohort of the Book Group met to discuss the last book in Waugh’s “Sword of Honour” trilogy: Unconditional Surrender , which appeared for the...
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Educational experiments arrive safely at International Space Station
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/educational-experiments-arrive-safely-in-space
A kit of experiments to teach fundamental physics and chemistry to UK students has arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) for British European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Tim Peake to run during his six month mission in space.
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Carbon legacy goes up in smoke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/carbon-legacy-goes-up-in-smoke
It reads like a movie script – ash falling from the sky, thick smoke shutting down airports and businesses, road closures trapping remote northern villages.
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Leicester Precision Medicine Institute leads discussion on innovation in healthcare at Venturefest 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-precision-medicine-institute-leads-discussion-on-innovation-in-healthcare-at-venturefest-2017
The University of Leicester will be showcasing its strengths in healthcare, space and transport innovation at a major event designed to support regional innovation led growth.
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FAQs about commuting to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/study/living-at-home/faqs
What facilities are available on campus for live at home students? What travel options are available? What about the social life?
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.
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Full text publications from the United Nations Environment Programme
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/01/10/full-text-publications-from-the-united-nations-environment-programme/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 10, 2014 The UNEP Knowledge Repository Access full text publications from the redesigned United Nations Environment Programme website.
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The World of Walton Burrell: photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2024/05/24/the-world-of-walton-burrell-photographer-traveller-and-deaf-pioneer/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 24, 2024 The World of Walton Burrell : photographer, traveller and deaf pioneer. An online exhibition maintained by by Suffolk archives, about the Victorian trailblazer.
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The Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/10/26/the-armed-conflict-location-event-data-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2020 ACLED’s political violence and protest data website now has a new feature in addition to the datasets which allow researchers to monitor emerging crises around...
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Bestselling crime author to give University public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/bestselling-crime-author-to-give-university-public-lecture
Bestselling American crime author Patricia Cornwell (pictured) will give a free public lecture as part of the University of Leicester’s Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture Series and Literary Leicester festival 2016.