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ICAI – Independent commission for aid impact
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/12/13/icai-independent-commission-for-aid-impact/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 13, 2012 The independent body responsible for the scrutiny of UK aid. A useful starting point for considering effectiveness. Reports from 2011 onwards are online. http://icai.independent.gov.
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Universitys Wellbeing Week activities encourage healthy living
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/university2019s-wellbeing-week-activities-encourage-healthy-living
A number of exciting events to promote good health and wellbeing will be hosted by the University as part of Wellbeing Week 2017, between 27 February and 3 March.
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Widening Participation programme puts aspiring law students in the dock
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/widening-participation-programme-puts-aspiring-law-students-in-the-dock
Aspiring law students from non-privileged backgrounds were given the opportunity to view the inner workings of the legal system last week, thanks to a programme run by the University of Leicester and the Sutton Trust.
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The Summer Intern – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2021/09/05/aysha-scans-the-summer-intern/
Our Summer Intern, Aysha, recounts her time on the Arch-I-Scan Project.
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Expanded Hansard coverage for UK Parliament website
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/expanded-hansard-coverage-for-uk-parliament-website/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 A new redesigned site now offers 200 years of parliamentary debates from the main UK website . You can quickly search by Members, debates and petitions.
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Feminist Struggles in the Academy in the UK and India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/07/03/feminist-struggles-in-the-academy-in-the-uk-and-india/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 3, 2020 A new comic book based on a wider research project funded by the University Grants Commission and the UK-India Educational Research Initiative and led by Radhika Govinda and...
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Richard III team share memories of reinterment week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-reunion
Dr Turi King, of the University's Department of Genetics and Mathew Morris of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), have joined with other key figures involved in the Reinterment of King Richard III for a BBC Radio Leicester special programme looking...
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Where is the worst place in the UK to be a girl?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/09/26/where-is-the-worst-place-in-the-uk-to-be-a-girl/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 26, 2016 According to the latest report from Plan UK five indicators were used to rank the 346 local/unitary authorities in England and Wales.
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Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-this-week
Despite promises of ‘ultrafast’ broadband services in the latest Budget announcement, Dr Bianca Reisdorf from the Department of Media and Communications and Anne-Marie Oostveen from the University of Oxford reflect on how we have yet to see the results of previous promises of...
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Award recognises pivotal role in UK space science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/award-recognises-pivotal-role-in-uk-space-science
Professor Alan Wells (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society with the 2016 Service Award for Astronomy. The RAS today announced the 2016 winners of its awards, medals and prizes.