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• Citizen science project makes 20 new astronomical discoveries

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/kilonova-seekers

  The public has played an instrumental role in identifying cosmic explosions for a citizen science project involving the University of Leicester.

• The “Pains of Imprisonment”: an historical sociology of penal transportation?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/11/11/the-pains-of-imprisonment-an-historical-sociology-of-penal-transportation/

  Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on November 11, 2016   A few years ago, the eminent scholar of the Russian Gulag , Professor Judith Pallot , challenged me to consider the relevance of the sociology of incarceration as a means of understanding convict...

• Adapted rooms policy

  https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/policies-and-procedures/adapted-rooms-policy

  Information on university of Leicester's adapted room policy for accommodation

• Achieving a work-life balance in the scientific field

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/achieving-a-work-life-balance-in-the-scientific-field

  An upcoming debate at Leicester will see esteemed academics lead a discussion on the importance of a work-life balance, designed to illuminate the challenges faced by those who work in the scientific field, and explore how we can make it easier for everyone to improve this...

• Leicester University promotes LGBT+ inclusivity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/lgbt-award

  As Leicester Pride approaches, a programme to recognise LGBT+ inclusivity, set up by University of Leicester alongside other local organisations, is looking to expand through the region in the coming year.

• Breakthrough research to diagnose children with asthma

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/breakthrough-research-to-diagnose-children-with-asthma

  A number of studies to better understand asthma – including how to diagnose and monitor the condition in children – will be conducted by Leicester researchers.

• Students offered HeadStart on University life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/headstart

  Students heading to Leicester in 2021 are being invited to get a HeadStart on their University experience with online resources designed to help them settle into student life.

• Kenya and culture

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/01/kenya-and-culture/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 1, 2014 Kenya’s new constitution and cultural rights Based at the Open University, the Katiba project is exploring how new rights given by the 2010 constitution are effecting attitudes...

• What the Butler Saw

  https://le.ac.uk/joe-orton/plays/butler

  Get more information about the ways in which we celebrated the 50th anniversary of What the Butler Saw by Joe Orton, for the Joe Orton: 50 Years On project.

• Remote sensing of greenhouse gases in the air over Jinja, Uganda

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/01/22/remote-sensing-of-greenhouse-gases-in-the-air-over-jinja-uganda/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 January 2020 A new ground-based measurement site in Uganda, set up by the University of Leicester in partnership with NaFIRRI, will provide a unique dataset of remotely sensed greenhouse gas observations...