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Where is the best place to be a woman?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2014/12/15/where-is-the-best-place-to-be-a-woman/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on December 15, 2014 According to the 2014 Global Gender Gap report issued by the World Economic Forum – Iceland is top of the rankings.
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Art under attack 2016
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/17/art-under-attack-2016/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 17, 2017 Censorship and Attacks on Artistic Freedom in 2016 . The annual report b y Freemuse based on 78 countries recorded 1,028 attacks on artists and violations of their rights in 2016.
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Astronomers join hunt for Einsteins gravitational sirens
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/astronomers-join-hunt-for-einstein2019s-gravitational-sirens
The first detection of gravitational waves was announced today by the LIGO/Virgo collaboration - and Leicester astronomers were among the first to respond to the detection, searching for the counterpart with X-ray and infra-red telescopes.
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Leicester alumnus Andy Byford set to save New Yorks neglected subways
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/leicester-alumnus-andy-byford-set-to-save-new-yorks-neglected-subways
Leicester alumnus Andy Byford, who studied German and French at Leicester, has recently taken up the monumental task of turning around New York's ageing, failing subway system.
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Leicester DNA research presented to House of Commons Science and Technology Committee
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-dna-research-presented-to-house-of-commons-science-and-technology-committee
Written evidence from the University of Leicester about the future of DNA research in the UK has been presented to the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee’s inquiry into genomics and genome editing.
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AI used in battle against asbestos-linked cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/mesothelioma
International genomics research led by the University of Leicester has used artificial intelligence (AI) to study an aggressive form of cancer, which could improve patient outcomes.
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Shaping for Excellence outcomes: statement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/shaping-for-excellence-outcomes
Professor Nishan Canagarajah, President and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leicester has today shared the outcomes from its 90-day consultation on its programme of change.
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Academic staff and professional services
https://le.ac.uk/cssah/people/academic-and-professional
Find contact details for the academic and professional services staff working in the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities at Leicester.
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Touch Medical student to represent Great Britain at the European under23 fencing championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/touche-medical-student-to-represent-great-britain-at-the-european-under-23-championships
Alex Lloyd, a Medical student and platinum sports scholar at our University, has been selected by British Fencing to represent Great Britain at the European under-23 Championships in Yerevan, Armenia from the 15-19 April.
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Antimicrobial therapy can prevent sepsis in pneumonia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/antimicrobial-therapy-can-prevent-sepsis-in-pneumonia-patients
Antimicrobial therapy targeting specific cells in the immune system could prevent sepsis and life-threatening disease in people suffering from pneumonia, new research led by Leicester has shown.