Have you been part of an interdisciplinary project? Discovered academic terms with multiple meanings and uses? Join the conversation and let us know in the comments! Suggestions for a second edition include: Data, cell, and theory. For more information: leicias.le.ac.uk/?p=869

Final LIAS Cafe of 2023: Wednesday 13th December, 10:00-11:00am @ The Innovation Hub, 128 Regents Road. Join colleagues over coffee to discuss interdisciplinary opportunities and meet some of our past and present award holders.

Save the Date! LIAS presents a fabulous, multidisciplinary, audience-centred event: tickettailor.com/events/literar…?

UoL's Heritage Hub is hosting a FREE event to celebrate heritage! It will include an exciting range of activities for all ages. Join us to explore and celebrate the history and heritage of our region. All welcome. Full programme to follow. No need to book - just turn up!

Limited FREE tickets still available for the wonderful William Atkins in conversation at #litleics24. We can't wait for this one. tickettailor.com/events/literar…

Last week, I began my journey to establish #upstart_startup LeicSurvey as part of ARC Accelerator's fantastic first cohort! LeicSurvey we aim to transform feedback gathering, and make it simpler, faster, more accessible, and more inclusive. Thanks Economic and Social Research Council for funding!

From books to a sequencing platform, Bronze Age flat axe to a charge couple device, which object has had the most influence in changing our lives? Ten of our lecturers offer short pitches for their ideas. FREE tickets available via the link: tickettailor.com/events/literar…?

Thank you to everyone who participated in our sold out event '10 Objects that Changed Lives'! Congratulations to Josh Barker for the winning pitch!

Join us for the launch of our 1hr seminar series with LIAS Fellow Alumna Prof. Linda Theron and LIAS Associate Fellow Dr Diane Levine, to discuss what helps Africa(n) children and young people cope when life is hard. To book your place: buytickets.at/universityofle…

Leicester colleagues - join us tomorrow (3rd May), 10:30-11:30am (Innovation Hub, 128 Regent Rd) to discuss your interdisciplinary research ideas and meet some of our past and present award holders. #LIASCAFE #LIAS

If you're a Black woman who had maternity/pregnancy care in Leicester or Leicestershire between 1984-2004, we'd love to hear your memories for an oral history collab between SAPPHIRE research @LeicIAS Leicester's Hospitals Leicestershire CC. Get in touch for an interview to share your story!

Join us tomorrow for the launch of our 1hr seminar series with LIAS Fellow Alumna Prof. Linda Theron and LIAS Associate Fellow Dr Diane Levine to discuss what helps Africa(n) children and young people cope when life is hard. To book your place: buytickets.at/universityofle…

Per a 2023 THE report, global research hubs (the USA, UK, and Australia) are much less focussed on #interdisciplinarity vs their Asian counterparts. While this sounds counterintuitive, it is not surprising! Read on if you'd like to know how to overcome this. A 🧵 1/13

Congratulations to our wonderful colleagues Angela Muir and Dr Zainab Mai-Bornu on their promotion to Associate Professor! And to Dr Kellie Moss on her promotion to Senior Research Associate! College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities History at Leicester Centre for Regional and Local History Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies

Fantastic to be at the African Heritage Alliance, Leicester African Caribbean Centre to share some great collab oral history research sharing Black mothers' stories of maternity care in local NHS 1984-2004 🤰🏾Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies SAPPHIRE research Leicester Sociology University of Leicester School of Healthcare Leicestershire CC NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland Leicester's Hospitals

Interdisciplinary Research! Let's make it more than a buzzword. Read 7 recommendations > embopress.org/doi/full/10.10… Himanshu Kaul Dr Sarah Inskip Mukund Janardhanan Dr Natalie Darko Daniel van Helden Diane Levine Eric Guiry Charlotte King Zahir Hussain Natural Environment Research Council Royal Academy of Engineering Arts and Humanities Research Council University of Leicester

How can uterine (womb) cancer care be fair and equitable for all patients, including those identifying as LGBTQ+? At @LeicesterGCR we addressed this question by speaking to patients and care providers: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P…… #wombcancer #equitablehealthcare

Join us for our second virtual seminar on: Understanding Phanerozoic Mass Extinctions: How Mathematical Modelling Can Contribute? with University of Leicester Professor Sergei Petrovskiy. To book your place please use the following link: buytickets.at/universityofle…

👥 #ITD2024: Journeys in Translation Readings & Conversation ⚓️with translators, Donald Adamson (Scots language), Christophe Gagne (French), Zsófia Hacsek (Hungarian) & Sahar Othmani (Arabic) 🗓️ Online: 30/09/2024; 6.00pm BST 🎟️Registration: forms.gle/MYhQGZxuJb3p7x…

We are pleased to announce the publication of our latest Working Paper Series. Vol. 11 No. 1 (2024): Papers from the University of West Indies–University of Leicester International Summer School | LIAS Working Paper Series