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Molecules in processed foods could unlock key to healthier diets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/molecules-in-processed-foods-could-unlock-key-to-healthier-diets
Our favourite foods could be made healthier thanks to a new technique developed by researchers from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences which has identified harmful bacterial molecules in certain processed foods such as burgers and ready meals.
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Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants
Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects investigating the ancient past and the world of the future.
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Kirtthi finds her perfect path thanks to Clearing at the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/kirtthi-medicine-clearing-university-leicester
Kirtthi always dreamed of studying at the University of Leicester but when results day didn't go how she expected, she thought that her dream would not come through.
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Leicester experts support Singapore in diabetes fight
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-experts-support-singapore-in-diabetes-fight
Expertise in preventing and treating Type 2 diabetes developed in Leicester will be used in Singapore’s 'war on diabetes'.
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Workshops
https://le.ac.uk/insular-manuscripts/workshops
The Insular Manuscripts project ran three workshops in London, Dubling and Galway, and Vienna, leading to an open-access, online research resource, and other published outputs.
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Negotiation Masterclass
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/executive-education-programmes/negotiation-masterclass
The Negotiation Masterclass is an experiential training workshop which has been designed to give you actionable insights into your own negotiation process as well as guidance and practice on best practices that will help you to strategise, plan and execute more successful...
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Approaching the Greek World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ar1702
Module code: AR1702 What, where, and when was ancient Greece? Unlike the Roman world, held together by common state structures, the ancient Greek world was far more fragmented and diverse: a world of hundreds of independent city-states, frequently at war with each other,...
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Jurassic diet why our knowledge of what ancient pterosaurs ate might be wrong
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/jurassic-diet-why-our-knowledge-of-what-ancient-pterosaurs-ate-might-be-wrong
Whenever we think about extinct animals we often imagine them eating their favourite meals, whether it be plants, other animals or a combination of both.
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Ian Bradley
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/ian-bradley
It is with great regret that we have learned of the death of Ian Bradley, a member of the Economics Department for 40 years. Martin Hoskins with help from Deborah, Derek Deadman and Peter Jackson has written the tribute below.
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Potatoes and Peppa Pig: Young writers channel Leicester playwright
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/edna-welthorpe-winners
A spoof letter of complaint written by a London school pupil has won a competition inspired by Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton.