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Getting started with Padlet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/07/getting-started-with-padlet/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 7, 2016 Padlet is a free online tool that allows you to collaborate with students or colleagues. It is like an online pin board.
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Five year study reveals “unacceptable” inequalities in stillbirth rates between Black, Asian and White babies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/bmj-stillbirth
Researchers say around 1,800 stillbirths could have been prevented between 2014 and 2019 if ethnic inequalities did not exist - a 12% reduction in the number of stillbirths Enquiry underway into the quality of care provision for Black and Asian mothers whose babies...
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Targeted cancer treatment could provide new hope for mesothelioma patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/nero
A new clinical trial will test whether a type of targeted cancer treatment could improve survival for people with a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs or abdomen, with most cases linked to breathing in asbestos fibres.
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University will be singing the Blues at victory parade
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-shows-support-for-leicester-on-victory-parade
When the final whistle blows at Stamford Bridge on Sunday, it will mark the end of a momentous journey for Leicester City Football Club - the team that ended last season on the cusp of relegation and will finish this season's final match as Premier League champions.
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If tomorrow never comes.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/02/07/if-tomorrow-never-comes/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 7, 2018 This blog post is dedicated to the man who stepped out in front of my car as I drove to work this morning.
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Urgent action required to protect world’s coral reefs from disappearing within three decades, warn experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/coral-reefs
In 2018 the Vibrant Oceans group identified 50 reefs that are most likely to resist and survive climate change. The habitats are located largely in the Pacific and Indian oceans, with further reefs in the Caribbean and east of Africa.
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Attenborough Arts Centre awarded £250,000 by Paul Hamlyn Foundation for flagship SENsory Atelier programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sensory
The arts-based initiative has a proven transformational impact on SEN school pupils
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Avoidable Deaths Network to run sessions at UN event for the humanitarian sector
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/avoidable-deaths-network-un-humanitarian-event
A network set up by the University of Leicester to prevent avoidable deaths is hosting five sessions at a United Nations event for the humanitarian sector.
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Academics pipe up with a new interpretation of history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/pipes
The historic misuse of the humble smoker’s pipe has led to two University of Leicester academics’ realisation that we might be missing a trick when it comes to interpreting history.
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NIHR capital award will provide more cutting-edge research equipment in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nihr
Investment in cutting-edge research equipment will support ground-breaking research already taking place in Leicester, for the benefit of patients and the wider community.