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• Surnames and the Y chromosome

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome

  Dr Turi E King, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain. Lead researcher on 'The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England' project. Research Fellow: Dr Turi King  In Britain, we have heritable surnames.

• University of Leicester researcher joins global push to prevent type 1 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/diabetes-funding

  Professor Claire Meek at the University of Leicester is leading a project that's receiving part of £1.5 million to help prevent type 1 diabetes.

• New poll reveals 8 out of 10 students rate university ‘learning experience’ as most important

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/post-covid-survey

  New research commissioned by the University of Leicester has revealed how post-COVID, ‘learning experience’ matters most to students (82%), followed by ‘gaining independence’ (78%), green open spaces (78%), and mental health and wellbeing (64%).

• New report demonstrates impact of programme preparing refugees for academic life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/report-impact-programme-preparing-refugees-academic-life

  The RefugEAP Programme supports refugee-background students aspiring to university in developing their English for academic settings using a trauma-informed approach, run as a unique joint collaboration between the University of Leicester and the University of Leeds

• Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions

  A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of Exeter to study worms in space

• Grants

  https://le.ac.uk/gem/research/grants

  Browse the research grants awarded to support our research in Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Leicester.

• Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 10

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/10/

  Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester

• Drifting into Heritage: R. M. Francis’ Week 1 of David Bradshaw Creative Writing Residency, 2019

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2019/04/29/drifting-into-heritage-r-m-francis-week-1-of-david-bradshaw-creative-writing-residency-2019/

  Posted by in Waugh and Words on April 29, 2019 Dr Robert M. Francis reflects on the impact place has upon the self and his first week in Oxford as a full – time David Bradshaw Creative Writer in Residence, 2019.   Dr Robert M.

• Academic and teaching staff

  https://le.ac.uk/medicine/people/academic-and-teaching-staff

  Find out how to contact the academic staff at Leicester Medical School.

• Inactive adults urged to get moving to avoid developing type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/inactive-adults-told-to-2018get-moving2019

  People in Leicestershire are being ‘urged to get moving or risk jeopardising their health’, after research revealed adults in the county are among the most inactive in England.