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Leicestershire Institute of Technology bid reaches final stages
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/leicestershire-institute-of-technology
Experts in cyber and space technology are bidding to create a £13m ‘skills factory’ in Leicestershire to revitalise the region’s economy.
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Increasing the Retirement Age won’t solve the Pensions Crisis
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/12/05/increasing-the-pension-age-wont-solve-the-pensions-crisis/
Posted by in School of Business Blog on December 5, 2013 Jo Grady, Lecturer in Human Resource Management and Industrial Relations at the School, responds to George Osbourne’s Autumn Statement, particularly on its proposal to increase the retirement age to 70. Speaking on LBC 97.
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Fighting Corporate Abuse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/09/10/fighting-corporate-abuse/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on September 10, 2014 Martin Parker, Regular Blog Contributor and Professor of Organisation and Culture at the School, explains why management academics like him have an important role to play in the mitigation of corporate...
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Programme for Tuesday 4 November
https://le.ac.uk/genetic-epidemiology/respiratory-genomics-conference/programme-for-tuesday
8.30 - 9.15 Arrival Refreshments and Networking (Kempe and Newton) Closet space is available in each of these rooms for coats and luggage. Self-service tea and coffee stations are also available.
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Work Life Balance
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/08/24/work-life-balance-2/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on August 24, 2016 So, I am aware that the summer is nearly over and soon it will be the start of another University year. Seems reasonable to reflect on work-life balance.
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Chinese Women’s Magazines of the Qing and Early Republican Period
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/07/28/chinese-womens-magazines-of-the-qing-and-early-republican-period/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on July 28, 2023 Chinese Women’s Magazines of the Qing and Early Republican Period A collaborative project funded by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council of Canada and the German Humboldt...
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Actuarial Modelling 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma7401
Module code: MA7401 This module considers the mathematics fundamental to Actuarial Science. It introduces the analysis of compound interest and cash flow and some basic concepts of financial modelling.
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Survival Models
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma2414
Module code: MA2414 The module provides an introduction to fundamental concepts of mortality modelling that Actuaries use in their day-to-day work. The appropriate terminology is firstly introduced then the four basic models of mortality are explained.
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Actuarial Modelling 1
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma2401
Module code: MA2401 This module considers the mathematics fundamental to Actuarial Science. It introduces the analysis of compound interest and cash flow and some basic concepts of financial modelling.