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Research shows national parliaments in the UK and the Netherlands host highest number of MPs of immigrant origin
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-national-parliaments-in-the-uk-and-the-netherlands-host-highest-number-of-mps-of-immigrant-origin
Key research findings about the political representation of citizens of immigrant origin (IO) in European national parliaments have been announced at an event in central London on Monday 15 February.
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Research shows new way lungs respond in asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-shows-new-way-lungs-respond-in-asthma-attacks
A team led by Professor Andrew Tobin (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology) and Dr Yassine Amrani (Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) has discovered a new way in which the lungs operate during asthma that could lead to new treatments for...
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Diabetes milestone for Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/diabetes-milestone-for-leicester-researchers
A method for assessing people’s chances of having or developing Type 2 diabetes created by Leicester researchers has reached a major milestone - one million people have now been through the Know Your Risk section of the Diabetes UK website, which identifies people who may be...
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International careers services collaborate to share employability best practice in Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/international-careers-services-collaborate-to-share-employability-best-practice-in-higher-education
The University of Leicester’s Career Development Service has partnered with the University of California, Berkeley’s Career Center to host an employability event that is the first of its kind.
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Historical photo could be earliest of female geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/historical-photo-could-be-earliest-of-female-geologist
An enigmatic photograph titled ‘The Geologists’ showing a lady and a gentleman in front of some rocks is believed to have been taken at Chudleigh in Devon around 1843 by the pioneer photographer William H. F. Talbot.
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Leicester continues to invest in future biomedical research talent
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-continues-to-invest-in-future-biomedical-research-talent
The College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology offers a dynamic, modern environment for postgraduate research and to build on that is once again offering a programme of research studentships for burgeoning talent.
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University receives funding for groundbreaking research in global health and development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-receives-funding-for-groundbreaking-research-in-global-health-and-development
Professor Martha Clokie (pictured) from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has been awarded funding to develop bacteriophages to target bacterial infant diarrhoea in the developing world where it causes significant mortality.
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Student research stories featured by the BBC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-research-stories-featured-by-the-bbc
Two student-led studies published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics run by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have been featured on the BBC's '10 things we didn't know last week', which highlights research about interesting and...
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Vice-Chancellor speaks out on gender inequality in universities at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/vice-chancellor-speaks-out-on-gender-inequality-in-universities-at-international-conference
Our President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has addressed the issue of gender inequality in universities at an international conference in Cape Town, South Africa.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...