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Weird Fiction/Weird Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/en3035
Module code: EN3035 The first decades of the twentieth century saw rapid upheaval in several disciplines of knowledge: Howard Carter’s excavations in Egypt, Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, and the work of Freud and Einstein, radically rewrote conceptions of history, space, and...
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Project to provide vital maths support for teenagers born very prematurely
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/making-sense-of-maths-vital-support-for-teenagers-born-very-prematurely
An award-winning research team led by Dr Samantha Johnson (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences is developing a web-based e-learning programme to help teenagers who were born very prematurely with vital maths skills.
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The Top 10 priorities for adult heart surgery research
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/top-10-priorities
The surveys and workshops held as part of the Priority Setting Partnership identified the following 10 questions as the priority areas of research for adult heart surgery. Quality of life How does a patient’s quality of life (QOL) change (e.g.
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2025
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025
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Major milestone caps off ‘amazing few weeks’ for JWST scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/jwst-image-array
Martin Barstow, Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science at the University of Leicester and Chair of the Space Telescope Institute Council which oversees STScI, said: “This stunning new image is a fantastic result from the dedication of the operations team, who have...
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Israel Elections 2015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2015/03/13/israel-elections-2015/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2015 Elections are due to take place on 17th March. The Israel Democracy Institute website is a good starting point for background information on the electoral process.
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Space Park Leicester to showcase world leading research and missions at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-showcase-research-missions-national-conference
Leading space experts from Leicester will reveal their involvement in research and missions that are expanding our knowledge and helping us to tackle some of our planet’s biggest challenges at the UK Space Conference 2025 this week.
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Leicestershires three universities join forces to fight blood cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicestershires-three-universities-join-forces-to-fight-blood-cancer
The University of Leicester, Loughborough University and De Montfort University have joined forces to create Leicestershire UNItes in partnership with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign.
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Transport
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/transport
Learn more about the collections about EMOHA in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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New genetic test for deadly disease to be explored in University research programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/abdominal-aortic-aneurysms-genetic-test
A new genetic test developed by experts from the University of Leicester could be introduced into NHS screening pathways to target those most at risk of abdominal aortic aneurysms (AAA).