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• Bishop of Leicester praises Richard III discovery for becoming a nations story

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/bishop-of-leicester-praises-looking-for-richard-project

  The Right Reverend Tim Stevens, Bishop of Leicester has praised the discovery of Richard III as being a story that has gripped the nation in the speech he gave during the reinterment of Richard III on Thursday 26 March at Leicester Cathedral.

• Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified

  Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.

• Venturefest East Midlands 2016 registrations now open

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/venturefest-east-midlands-2016-registrations-now-open

  Registrations are now open for Venturefest East Midlands, the region’s premier business growth network, taking place at the King Power Stadium, Leicester on 15 & 16 March 2016. Delegate places are free of charge and interested parties can register now.

• Screaming jelly babies and cannon fire at Salters Festival of Chemistry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/screaming-jelly-babies-and-cannon-fire-at-salters2019-festival-of-chemistry

  60 students from 15 schools in the East Midlands will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the University on Thursday 23 April. Each school will be represented by a team of four 11-13 year olds.

• The history of Leicesters printing press

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/the-history-of-leicesters-printing-press

  In a feature entitled 'Printing in Leicester', Dr John Hinks from the Centre for Urban History has discussed the ups and downs of Leicester's printing press throughout history.

• Oadby telescope in black hole study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/oadby-telescope-in-black-hole-study

  A telescope in Oadby is playing a crucial part in observing a rare astronomical phenomenon. NASA's Swift satellite detected a rising tide of high-energy X-rays from the constellation Cygnus on June 15, just before 2:32 p.m. EDT.

• New surgical training resource for junior doctors developed by medical students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/new-surgical-training-resource-for-junior-doctors-developed-by-medical-students

  Students Oliver Jones and Michael Bath from the Medical School, working with a team of doctors, have developed a free educational resource for medical students and junior doctors that teaches valuable surgical skills they will need during their training.

• 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.

• 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.

• Bake off finalist examines festive favourites under the microscope

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/josh-nottingham

  Leicester chemistry researcher and Bake off 2023 finalist Josh Smalley visits the University of Nottingham to put his bakes under the microscope