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Chief Scientific Adviser pays tribute to University of Leicester’s world-leading research, impact, and COVID-19 response during visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/sir-patrick-vallance
Sir Patrick Vallance, the Government Chief Scientific Adviser, recently visited the University of Leicester to find out more about its research expertise and to deliver a lecture on the importance of scientific advice in national policymaking.
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Diabetes professor from Leicester presented with CBE
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/kamlesh-obe
A GP from Leicester who is recognised as the world’s leading diabetes researcher has been presented with the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE).
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University of Leicester staff blogs School of English Planning a Museum of the Bible
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/10/21/planning-a-museum-of-the-bible/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on October 21, 2014 Professor Gordon Campbell [posted on behalf of Professor Gordon Campbell] As a profession, we are uneasy about sacred texts.
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Starting the UOSH Midlands Hub
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/03/08/starting-the-uosh-midlands-hub/
A blog about the establishment of the Midlands Hub of the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage project.
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Student placement in Special Collections, Week 1-2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2025/07/31/student-placement-in-special-collections-week-1-2/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on July 31, 2025 Guest post written by Yi-Chen Su and Yongqin Huang, who are completing an eight week placement in Archives & Special Collections as part of their MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies .
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Cooking Inauthentically: An Experiment with Flaounes – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/04/07/cooking-inauthentically-an-experiment-with-flaounes/
Deborah Toner, the Project's PI, describes her first experience of cooking flaounes, a celebration Easter food from Cyprus, the challenge of finding "authentic" ingredients and the sense of occasion created by making a celebration food.
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Ripple: Publication of the Students’ Union
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/01/29/ripple/
Posted by Ceri Ashwell in Library Special Collections on January 29, 2014 Front cover 1952 Welcome to our first blog post! The aim of the blog is to expand awareness of the items within our collection and of the resources we have available.
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BBC Radio Leicester – In Perspective
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/08/09/bbc-radio-leicester-in-perspective/
A blog that looks at the 'In Perspective' series produced by BBC Radio Leicester in the 1970s.
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carolyntarrant
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/author/carolyn_tarrant/
Senior lecturer in SAPPHIRE, Department of Health Sciences. Social scientist and qualitative researcher. Interested in ethnography, evaluation, patient safety, quality improvement, acure care, healthcare associated infections. twitter: @pollyandrosie
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Daniel Defoe co-wrote the Bank of England
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/02/03/daniel-defoe-co-wrote-the-bank-of-england/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on February 3, 2016 Professor of Organisation and Culture at the School, Martin Parker , has just published a new book which provocatively blurs the lines between economic facts and literary fictions Why is a novel like an...