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Diabetes researcher listed as a top ethnic minority health leader in England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/diabetes-research
A Leicester-based professor known as ‘Mr South Asian diabetes’ has been named as one of England’s most prominent individuals from an ethnic minority background making a profound difference in the NHS.
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Gardening the write way – Tim becomes Leicester beauty spot’s first poet in residence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/tim-relf
A writer will be adding to his growing reputation after being appointed the first-ever poet in residence at the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden.
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Professor Kamlesh Khunti receives Lifetime Achievement Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/kamlesh-khunti-award
A distinguished Leicester academic who has earned himself a global reputation has been presented a top accolade for his remarkable career achievements.
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GBBO finalist Josh to judge public’s attempts to turn science into cake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/gbbo-finalist-josh-judge-public-science-cake
Dr Josh Smalley will judge a national baking contest run by the Medical Research Foundation
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Inspiring Women
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/10/20/inspiring-women/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 20, 2015 Royal Holloway College launched the Inspiring Women campaign to salute and celebrate the achievements of women.
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extraORDINARY women NI
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/07/extraordinary-women-ni/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2022 A site supported by Linen Hall Library which celebrates the strengths, lives and achievements of Northern Irish women from 1965 to the present day.
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International Day of the Girl Child
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/10/17/international-day-of-the-girl-child/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2016 was celebrated by the UN on October 11th The official website has news , related resolutions and a resource section with reports including empowerment guidelines and statistics...
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Gender policy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/06/01/gender-policy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 1, 2018 Top 100 influential people for 2018 New from Apolitical : their list of the 100 most influential people in gender policy around the world.
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World Kindness day 13th November
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/11/16/world-kindness-day-13th-november/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 16, 2020 To celebrate this, some special social sciences resources. The world giving index from CAF measures giving to charity and willingness to help a stranger amongst individuals.
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Our People
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/people
Browse the academic staff, support staff and Fellows and Research Associates who work in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Leicester.