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Thoughts on live-streamed lessons
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2020/05/21/1346/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 21, 2020 Thoughts on live streamed lessons An observation of a child taking part in a Year 7 Live-streamed Science class, during the Covid-19 crisis.
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Criticality, objectivity and values-neutrality
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/11/21/criticality-objectivity-and-values-neutrality/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on November 21, 2017 ‘While it is advisable to interrogate our research to see if we’re not engaging in wishful thinking and to make sure it is capable of acknowledging possible...
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Juno’s first observations of Jupiter are revealing a giant world that is defying our expectations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2017/05/26/junos-first-observations-of-jupiter-are-revealing-a-giant-world-that-is-defying-our-expectations/
University of Leicester, Staff Blogs
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An Introduction to World Archaeology AD
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1005
Module code: AR1005 What is the legacy of the Roman Empire? What can archaeology tell us of Viking raids and Viking settlement? What does architecture reveal about religion in the medieval to modern world? When did the Muslims arrive in India and China? ...
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Discover Medieval Leicestershire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/discover-medieval-leicestershire
Archaeologists and historians from the University have contributed to a new book examining Leicester life in the Middle Ages.
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Study reveals new associations with lung disease and smoking behaviour
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/study-reveals-new-associations-with-lung-disease-and-smoking-behaviour
Smokers who survive their habit into old age may hold the key to better lung health for all, according to a study involving co-led by Professor Martin Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences and funded by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Global study reveals new hypertension and blood pressure genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/global-study-reveals-new-hypertension-and-blood-pressure-genes
Thirty-one new gene regions linked with blood pressure have been identified in one of the largest genetic studies of blood pressure to date, involving over 347,000 people, and jointly led by Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) and the University of Cambridge, with...
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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Leicester students win Bronze medal in tough Military Patrol Competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/18-leicester-win-bronze-in-tough-patrol-competition
Student Army Patrol competition winners Student patrol competition winners|A team including students from the University of Leicester won a prize at one of the hardest military events in the world.
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Ever wondered why laughter is good for you?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/sluckin-lecture-psychology-vision
World-leading neuroscientist and stand-up comedian, Professor Sophie Scott, CBE (University College London), is bringing her unique perspective on the science of humour to Leicester this month (May).