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Civic engagement partnership to benefit Leicestershire’s communities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/up-partnership
Communities across the county will benefit after Leicestershire’s Civic Universities Partnership was chosen as part of a new national programme.
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The Leicester Award: employability ‘baked into’ study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/leicester-award
The Leicester Award, an employability programme embedded in all undergraduate courses, provides students with an opportunity to develop their self-awareness and reflective abilities.
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Ground-breaking discovery could pave the way for new therapies to prevent cardiovascular disease and stroke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cholesterol-cells-stroke-cardiovascular
Researchers at the University of Leicester have discovered the mechanism by which cholesterol in our diet is absorbed into our cells
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Firstclass graduate blazing her trail for womens empowerment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/first-class-graduate-blazing-her-trail-for-women2019s-empowerment
Graduating this week with a First Class Honours in Management Studies and Marketing, Faith is combining the entrepreneurial skills she gained whilst studying at the University of Leicester with her passion for women’s empowerment to create the social enterprise ‘Belles Network.
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University of Leicester and NHS collaborate on young peoples awareness of urgent care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-of-leicester-and-nhs-collaborate-on-young-people2019s-awareness-of-urgent-care
A collaborative project between the University of Leicester and NHS organisations in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and Derbyshire Health United has tested young people’s (18 – 25 year olds) awareness of NHS Urgent care services.
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Cancer Research UK open access policy
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/funder-open-access-policies/cancer-research-uk
Cancer Research UK open access policy
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University researchers publish new report evaluating efforts to improve person-centred care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-researchers-publish-new-report-evaluating-efforts-to-improve-person-centred-care
An independent evaluation report led by researchers from our University has been published, based on work funded by the Health Foundation and NHS England The report sets out the findings from a qualitative evaluation of the feasibility of using a tool called the Patient...
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Leicester to provide world-class space science business incubation support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-to-provide-world-class-space-science-business-incubation-support
The UK Space Agency has announced another £200,000 of funding for 4 new business incubators – including one at the University of Leicester - to boost the number of companies starting-up and growing in the space sector across the UK.
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Leicester researcher contributes to Coventrys successful UK City of Culture bid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/leicester-researcher-contributes-to-coventry2019s-successful-uk-city-of-culture-bid
A postgraduate researcher from our University has been involved with Coventry’s successful bid for ‘City of Culture’ 2021, which was awarded on Thursday 7 December during an episode of BBC One’s The One Show.
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Giant storms cause palpitations in Saturns atmospheric heartbeat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/giant-storms-cause-palpitations-in-saturn2019s-atmospheric-heartbeat
Immense northern storms on Saturn can disturb atmospheric patterns at the planet’s equator, finds the international Cassini mission in a study led by Dr Leigh Fletcher from our Department of Physics and Astronomy and published in Nature Astronomy.