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New research explores how experiences of medical students may affect choosing careers in general practice
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-research-explores-how-medical-students-experiences-may-affect-choosing-careers-in-general-practice
New research to better understand how medical students’ perceptions of their experiences of their undergraduate curriculum may affect choosing general practice as a career has been published in the British Journal of General Practice.
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Leicester ranks in top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-ranks-in-top-10-uk-universities-for-cheapest-living-costs
Our University has been ranked in the top 10 UK universities for cheapest living costs by credit card company Marbles.com. The ranking calculates the 50 most affordable universities to study at in the UK by compiling a number of independent lists.
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Leicester doctor reducing asthma admissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/leicester-doctor-reducing-asthma-admissions
One of our academics has played a key role in a new national drive to reduce asthma deaths and hospital admissions.
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Richard III team share memories of reinterment week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/richard-iii-reunion
Dr Turi King, of the University's Department of Genetics and Mathew Morris of University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS), have joined with other key figures involved in the Reinterment of King Richard III for a BBC Radio Leicester special programme looking...
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Environmental noise and health
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/our-research/environmental-noise-and-health
There is growing awareness that noise is an important public health issue. While impacts on quality of life and sleep are well-recognised, a growing evidence base suggests that transport noise can adversely impact cardiovascular and metabolic health.
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Leicester academics to discuss the impact of technology on work and employment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-academics-to-discuss-the-impact-of-technology-on-work-and-employment
Academics in the Centre for Sustainable Work and Employment Futures at our University recently presented new research findings to an Independent Commission looking at the impact of new technology on the future of work.
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Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro taught by Leicester alumnus Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-alumni-sir-malcolm-stanley-bradbury-taught-nobel-prize-winner-for-2017-kazuo-ishiguro
This morning, British writer Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ishiguro is a novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.
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16th Annual American Studies Lecture will bring a taste of Broadway to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/16th-annual-american-studies-lecture-will-bring-a-taste-of-new-york-broadway-to-leicester
The Centre for American Studies annual lecture will be delivered this year by Professor Annette Saddik- Professor of English and Theatre at New York City College of Technology and the CUNY Graduate Centre Doctoral Program in Theatre.
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75th Anniversary Sociology Library Event
https://le.ac.uk/cssp/events/sociology-library-event
The academic year 2024/2025 marks the 75th anniversary of Sociology at the University of Leicester.
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Engaging archives with Inspiring Learning for All
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/engaging-archives
The aim of this research study was to identify and analyse the challenges and barriers which militate against archives in the North West.