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2022
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022
Marian Whitaker, donor and supporter Dr Mike Le Bas, Honorary Fellow, Department of Geology Professor Annabelle Sreberny, former Director of the Centre for Mass Communication Research Anthony Pither, former Director of Music Dr Peter Mounfield,...
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The Platform recordings – trains, planes, automobiles and volunteers.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/01/28/the-platform-recordings-trains-planes-automobiles-and-volunteers/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on January 28, 2020 In 1974 John Kirby and Geoff Smith started ‘Platform’, a BBC Radio Leicester series about transport.
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Exploring our Digital Planet
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1423
Module code: GY1423 Geographers are renowned for their map creation skills. This skill has not changed over the centuries.
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Air pollution is not just a human problem – it’s also changing the gut of British bumblebees
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/bees
A research team from the University of Leicester is investigating air pollution’s effect on the gut of British bees.
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DNA, genes and chromosomes for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/dna/dna-higher-education
Information on genetics for higher education students, including links to relevant resources to help with research.
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Researcher joins nationwide initiative to increase BAME representation in Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/researcher-joins-nationwide-initiative-to-increase-bame-representation-in-parliament
A researcher from our University will be taking part in the ‘Operation Black Vote’ MP shadowing scheme, a national initiative designed to increase the number of minority ethnic MPs in Parliament.
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Mapping the Sounds of Leicestershire & Rutland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/10/26/mapping-the-sounds-of-leicestershire-rutland/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 26, 2020 In the summer of 2020, three Museum Studies students at the University of Leicester (Elizabeth Gray, Lillian Namyaalo and Maria Georgiadou) joined the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage team to create a sound...
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University of Leicester cements top 50 position in global sustainability ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/impact-rankings
The University of Leicester is ranked 49th out of 1591 universities in the world, among the top 3.08% of institutions, in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings.
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Energy research at our University set to accelerate following 180M investment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/energy-research-at-our-university-set-to-accelerate-following-ps180m-investment
Our University is set to play a crucial role in the next step towards the transformation of the UK’s energy sector after the Government confirmed £60m investment for the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA).
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Developing a research network to advance 21st-century museum ethics in theory and practice
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/research-network-to-advance-museum-ethics
RCMG brought together a research network to explore how the emerging theory of museum ethics can be translated effectively into practice.