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Girls are more unhappy with their lives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/09/03/girls-are-more-unhappy-with-their-lives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 3, 2018 Shocking findings f rom the latest Children’s Society Annual Report .
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British Social Attitudes survey released
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/12/12/british-social-attitudes-survey-released/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 12, 2011 http://www.natcen.ac.uk/study/british-social-attitudes-28th-report Major social attitudes study released on the net by National Centre for Social Research. Conducted annually since 1983.
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Eurobarometer site upgrade
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/11/13/eurobarometer-site-upgrade/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 13, 2015 European Commission has recently revamped the Eurobarometer website.
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Only 7% of people describe themselves as feminists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/only-7-of-people-describe-themselves-as-feminists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 According to the results from the 2016 Fawcett society state of the nation report only 4% men and 9% women polled labelled themselves as feminists.
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Universal credit – does anyone benefit?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/05/universal-credit-does-anyone-benefit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 5, 2016 IFS has conducted an economic analysis into the impact finding tha t it ‘will tend to weaken the incentive for single parents to be in work, and to strengthen the incentive for...
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Beagle 2 lander found on Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/beagle-2-lander-found-on-mars
The UK-led Beagle 2 was due to land on Mars on 25 December 2003. The spacecraft was ejected from Mars Express on 19 December 2003. Nothing had been heard from Beagle 2 and the mission was presumed lost. Until now.
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AI and robotics scientists spark inspiration at major school STEM fair
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/bright-sparks-2024
The DriverLeics team represented the University of Leicester College of Science and Engineering at the Bright Sparks STEM Fair on 15 June
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Regional awards recognise Leicester’s education heroes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/education-awards
Natasha Boyce is a teacher at The Winstanley School in Braunstone and picked up the evening’s top award. The citation described Natasha as ‘a true inspiration, mentor and role model for so many in the community.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/hodgkinson-group/research
Get more information on the research undertaken in the Hodgkinson Group which is focused on the synthesis of novel chemical probes and compound libraries.
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Catherine Leyland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/cl250/
Learning Technologist in the Leicester Learning Institute.