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PhD researcher addresses blanket banning of legal highs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/academic-addresses-blanket-banning-of-2018legal-highs2019
Yewande Okuleye from the School of History, alongside researchers from the University of Warwick, addressed the recent UK legislation to ban ‘legal highs’ by instituting a blanket ban on psychoactive substances at an event on Tuesday 17 May.
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Maths graduate wins prestigious Green Gown Award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-green-gown-awards
For the second year running, the University of Leicester was awarded the Research with Impact - Student award at the Green Gown Awards. Maths graduate James Boyd won with his project calculating the carbon sequestration of our trees.
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Dean of Research celebrates awards and nominations
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/dean-of-research-celebrates-awards-and-nominations
We are hugely pleased that our Dean of Research, Professor Mat Hughes, has recently been longlisted for one award and won another.
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New study shows that broader DNA testing is needed to diagnose complex eye conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/eye-condition-genome-testing-leicester
A new study by University of Leicester experts shows that complex eye conditions can be diagnosed much earlier through genome-wide testing
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Talking Loud and Clear
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2019/06/06/talking-loud-and-clear/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on June 6, 2019 I guess it must be the time of year, but recently reading about students in Ireland doing their Leaving Certificate examinations I was reminded of the warm summer (past summers always seem warmer) when...
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.
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Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, new study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/covid-children
University of Leicester researcher contributes to study on SARS-CoV-2 exposure during pregnancy and impact on child development and respiratory health
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New Leicester schools scheme to open space aspirations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/open-space
A new University of Leicester scheme, backed by the UK Space Agency, will enhance STEM skills for primary schoolchildren across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Bill Grant
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/bill-grant
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Professor William (Bill) Grant, Emeritus Professor in the former Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.
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Andrew Dunn: Page 197
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/author/andrew_dunn/page/197/
Academic Librarian.