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Leicester doctor receives Royal College 500-Year celebratory award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-doctor-receives-royal-college-500-year-celebratory-award
Research to improve the outcomes for patients suffering from a devastating form of stroke called intracerebral haemorrhage has been recognised with a prestigious award from The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) granted to Dr Jatinder Minhas from...
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Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students
Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).
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MappAir nationwide air pollution map updated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/mappair-nationwide-air-pollution-map-updated
MappAir – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution – has been updated to include small atmospheric particles that can get into the lungs causing serious health problems.
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Sluckin lectures
https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/sluckin-lectures
The Sluckin Lecture is an annual event at the University of Leicester to commemorate Professor Wladyslaw Sluckin (1919–1985), one of the original members of the University of Leicester’s Department of Psychology and Head of Department from 1973 until his retirement in 1984.
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Cancer Chemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch4206
Module code: CH4206 Studies from Cancer Research UK show that 1 in 2 people in the UK born after 1960 will receive a cancer diagnosis at some point during their lives. It’s highly likely that it has affected you or someone you know during your lifetime.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/research
The University of Leicester has a long history of groundbreaking medical research. We have particular strengths in the fields of cardiovascular medicine, cancer research, diabetes research, medical genetics, BAME health and the development of alternatives to antibiotics.
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Hilary Burgess
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess
Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.
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Turi King
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/turi-king
Canadian Turi started as an archaeologist, studying Archaeology and Anthropology at Cambridge, then switched to Genetics when she came to Leicester as a postgraduate.
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Events
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/news/events
Browse Natural Sciences events at the University of Leicester.
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British Romany Project
https://le.ac.uk/impact-of-diasporas/related-research/british-romany-project
This University of Leicester study was carried out by Matt Sears who was studying for a PhD in the Centre for Regional and Local History. Matt was responsible for all the historical and genealogical research.