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The increase in funded medical school places from 2018 is obviously good news but there is a snag
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/more-medical-school-places-will-not-solve-doctor-shortage
Professor Philip Baker (pictured), Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Medicine,...
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Leicester plays key role in BBC Secret Life of Sue Townsend Aged 68 programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/the-secret-life-of-sue-townsend-aged-68-3-4
Our University has played a key role in a new BBC programme on honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sue Townsend, who died in 2014.
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University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding
The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.
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Physics students calculate how to take the perfect set piece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/back-of-the-net-physics-students-calculate-how-to-take-the-perfect-set-piece
To mark World Maths Day, The Big Bang UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair is showcasing how relevant maths is by giving it real life application...
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Prestigious archaeology prize for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/prestigious-archaeology-prize-for-leicester-graduate
The Association for Environmental Archaeology has announced that Leicester alumna Nora Battermann has won their John Evans Undergraduate...
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Using behavioural science to target prolific criminals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/using-behavioural-science-to-target-prolific-criminals
The use of behavioural science in the investigation, detection and prosecution of offenders is to be probed at a conference co-organised by a...
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Expert opinions cover digital sweatshops and local aid workers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-digital-sweatshops
Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media, Communication and Sociology has written an article for The Guardian about how local aid...
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Pregnancy expertise from across the world to collaborate on health opportunities in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/pregnancy-expertise-from-across-the-world-to-collaborate-on-health-opportunities-in-china
A new project that will twin the expertise of pregnancy and obstetrics researchers across the world with their counterparts in China has been...
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Lecture to discuss how sexual commerce has adapted to the digital age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/how-sexual-commerce-has-adapted-to-the-digital-age
An exploration of how commercial sex in the Western world is mediated or performed through the internet and digital technologies forms part of a...
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Lecture to discuss development of radiotherapy cancer treatment - from the film age to the space age
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/lecture-to-showcase-radiotherapy-cancer-treatment-from-the-film-age-to-the-space-age
Our University is to host a free public lecture on how imaging has transformed radiotherapy cancer treatment - from the film age to the space age.