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Exceeding expectations Leicester shortlisted for more awards for Richard III discovery research and reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/exceeding-expectations-leicester-shortlisted-for-more-awards-for-richard-iii-discovery-research-and-reinterment
Today is the anniversary of the announcement by the University of Leicester that it had discovered the mortal remains of Richard III – described by The Guardian as The most extraordinary press conference ever held at any UK university.
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Leicester research cited in new series of the X-Files
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-research-cited-in-new-series-of-the-x-files
Actors David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson have solved countless mysteries and battled a variety of fierce aliens throughout the years playing agents Mulder and Scully on the X-Files - and now they've turned their attention towards research...
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Backing the Blues sends waves through University campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/backing-the-blues-sends-waves-through-university-campus
The cheers from Leicester City Football Club fans rang out across the campus today as they danced in support of Backing the Blues Day – to the cameras of national and international media.
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Four nominations for Attenborough Arts in building awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/four-nominations-for-attenborough-arts-in-building-awards
The plaudits continue to come in for the Attenborough Arts Centre’s new gallery wing as the East Midlands Local Authority Building Control has shortlisted it for four Building Excellence Awards 2016.
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Expert opinions cover language the sink estate strategy black holes Poland and the solar system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/expert-opinions-cover-language-the-sink-estate-strategy-black-holes-pornstar-shaming-and-the-solar-system
Dr Saeeda Shah from the School of Education has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing David Cameron's latest announcements on language-learning.
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Study finds high blood sugar levels could lead to heart attack complications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-finds-high-blood-sugar-levels-could-lead-to-heart-attack-complications
A team led by Dr Richard Rainbow from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which the level of sugar in your blood can affect the contraction of blood vessels, with potentially dangerous effects on the heart and...
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Study heralds intensive exercise with intervals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-heralds-intensive-exercise-with-intervals
Short bursts of intensive exercise provide a more “time-efficient” and realistic way of preventing, delaying and managing Type 2 diabetes and also losing weight, a study by our University and the NIHR Leicester-Loughborough Diet, Lifestyle and Physical Activity Biomedical...
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Millions of people are reading opinion pieces written by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/millions-of-people-are-reading-opinion-pieces-written-by-leicester-researchers
Millions of people are reading opinion pieces authored by Leicester academics.
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Expert opinions cover stolen treasure sugar refugees the EU and market crashes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/expert-opinions-cover-stolen-treasure-sugar-refugees-and-the-eu
Professor Martin Parker from the School of Management has written an article for The Conversation discussing the origin of the national institute, the Bank of England.
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Leicester announces four new research institutes to drive global research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-announces-four-new-research-institutes
Our University has announced it is establishing four new research institutes.