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Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Lei
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/page/122/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Astronomers see “warm” glow of Uranus’s rings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/21-uranus-rings-alma-vlt
The rings of Uranus are invisible to all but the largest telescopes — they weren’t even discovered until 1977 — and they stand out as surprisingly bright in new heat images of the planet taken by two large telescopes in the high deserts of Chile.
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/nerc-knowledge-exchange-fellowship
Details and information on the NERC Knowledge Exchange Fellowship.
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Costs and what's included
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/fees
Information about fees for our undergraduate accommodation, including details of all-inclusive rent and prepayment.
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Europeans have shaped what we think of as being quintessentially English
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/europeans-have-shaped-what-we-think-of-as-quintessentially-english
Immigrants from Europe have, for centuries, played a vital role in shaping British culture as well as our perception of what we think as quintessentially ‘English’ or ‘Scottish’.
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Scientist discusses global environmental issues at Sultans banquet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientist-discusses-global-environmental-issues-at-sultan2019s-banquet
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment recently spoke at a banquet in Frankfurt held by the sovereign ruler of the Emirate of Sharjah, Dr Shaikh Sultan Bin Mohammad Al Qasimi.