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Research into agricultural revolution in AngloSaxon England sheds new light on medieval land use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/research-into-2018agricultural-revolution2019-in-anglo-saxon-england-sheds-new-light-on-medieval-land-use
Researchers from our University will be shedding new light on how an ‘agricultural revolution’ in Anglo-Saxon England fueled the growth of towns and markets as part of a new project investigating medieval farming habits.
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IODP Mission-Specific Program (MSP) logging summaries
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/logging-summaries
Logging programmes and the collection of downhole data form an element of all IODP expeditions.
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Going global to support chronic lung disease sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/going-global-to-support-chronic-lung-disease-sufferers
Researchers from our University and Leicester’s Hospitals are leading a £2 million project to address patients with chronic lung disease in the developing world through pulmonary rehabilitation.
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Diet and pregnancy case study
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/epigenetics/case-studies/diet-pregnancy
Epigenetics, diet and pregnancy is a complex topic, but we've got the relevant resources to aid your learning.
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A new potential treatment pathway for cardiovascular disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/31-trib1-research
A collaborative study involving scientists from the University of Leicester has shown, for the first time, that a protein expressed in a subset of immune cells contributes towards the build-up of fatty deposits in arteries, which leads to cardiovascular disease.
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Studying antimicrobial resistance: Interdisciplinary research is critical, but challenging
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2017/07/04/studying-antimicrobial-resistance-interdisciplinary-research-is-critical-but-challenging/
Posted by carolyntarrant in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on July 4, 2017 In March 2017 I travelled down to Bristol for a two day meeting on interdisciplinary research into antimicrobial resistance (AMR), organised by Helen Lambert (ESRC...
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From the past to the future of work
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/news/news/from-the-past-to-the-future-of-work
By Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester School of Business. My two edited books, The Transformation of Work? and The Degradation of work?, have been selected for Routledge’s ‘Routledge Revivals’ Series.
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Using Theory in Improvement Research – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/06/25/theory-in-improvement/
This SAPPHIRE blog argues that far from being overly complex and irrelevant, theory has a practical role to play in healthcare improvement. We all need to work to make theory more accessible for the front-line practitioners doing improvement work.
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Do Managers Make Teams Successful?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/01/26/do-managers-make-teams-successful/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on January 26, 2017 ULSB PhD student Rasim Kurdoglu (rsk15) considers just what we can learn from Leicester City’s lack of success this season.
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.