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Post-mortem CT angiography illuminates causes of death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/post-mortem-ct-angiography-illuminates-causes-of-death
CT angiography is a useful adjunct to autopsy that is likely to increase the quality of post-mortem diagnosis, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
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University of Leicester and NHS collaborate on young peoples awareness of urgent care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-of-leicester-and-nhs-collaborate-on-young-people2019s-awareness-of-urgent-care
A collaborative project between the University of Leicester and NHS organisations in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland and Derbyshire Health United has tested young people’s (18 – 25 year olds) awareness of NHS Urgent care services.
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Vaccines for school and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/microbial-sciences/vaccines/school-and-colleges
We use vaccines to build up immunity to dangerous, disease-causing pathogens. Learn more about vaccines on The University of Leicester website.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics/genetics-schools-colleges/resources
Genomics and the Human Genome Project (HGP) Genome - the Secret of How Life Works Interactive content for students, teachers and parents from Pfizer.
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Leicester and JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope/leicester-and-miri
Leicester scientists and engineers were the mechanical engineering lead for the MIRI instrument on the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago
Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...
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Research suggests most hate crimes against LGB and T victims go unreported
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-suggests-most-hate-crimes-against-lgb-and-t-victims-go-unreported
Fear of how they will be treated is leading to thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people (LGB and T) not reporting hate crimes.
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Midlands universities in cold energy tie-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/midlands-universities-in-cold-energy-tie-up
A prototype refrigerated lorry cooled by liquid nitrogen rather than diesel is set to be the first beneficiary of a £60m energy research collaboration by six Midlands universities - including the University of Leicester.
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Vice-President of the European Commission returns to Leicester to receive honorary degree
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/vice-president-of-the-european-commission-returns-to-leicester-to-receive-honorary-degree
A former student who rose to become Prime Minister of Finland and Vice-President of the European Commission has recalled his happy time at Leicester as an Erasmus student as he returned to the campus to receive an honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.
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University involved in launch of new earthquake display
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-involved-in-launch-of-new-earthquake-display
Visitors to museums in Leicester and Rutland will be able to jump and make their own earthquakes - when The Rt. Hon. Nicky Morgan, MP, Secretary of State for Education launched a new earthquake display at the New Walk Museum in Leicester on 12 February.