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RNA studies advance holds out hope for cancer drug development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/rna-studies-advance-holds-out-hope-for-cancer-drug-development
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance that could pave a new route for the development of anti-cancer drugs.
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BLM memorial fence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/10/17/blm-memorial-fence/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 17, 2022 The Black Lives Matter Memorial Fence Artifact Collection Note: this resource contains strong language and references to brutality and violence.
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First Forty Years of Physics at Leicester 1924-64
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/01/04/first-forty-years-of-physics-at-leicester-1924-64/
Professor Ken Pounds looks back upon the first four decades of Physics at the University of Leicester.
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Lord Willetts appointed chair of the UK Space Agency’s Board
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/uksa-willetts
University of Leicester Chancellor David, Lord Willetts has been appointed as the new chair of the UK Space Agency’s Board.
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Carbon Keepers project to create new carbon credits for farmers and landowners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/carbon-keepers
Carbon Keepers, a green tech start-up, has signed up to the national SPRINT (Space Research and Innovation Network for Technology) business support programme to collaborate with the University of Leicester on new methodologies for carbon sequestration.
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First JWST Images – What do they Show?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/14/first-jwst-images-what-do-they-show/
Professor Martin Barstow wrote in the Conversation to explain what JWST's first, amazing images show – and how it will change astronomy.
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/
New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades.
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PGCE Primary
https://le.ac.uk/courses/pgce-primary/2026
This is for you if... you have an undergraduate degree and you want to train to become a primary school teacher by developing your understanding of pedagogy, whilst gaining experience in a variety of schools.
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Reduced Noise Impacts of Short-Term Aircraft Noise (RISTANCO)
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/research/reduced-noise-impacts-of-short-term-aircraft-noise
Principal Investigator - Anna Hansell This National Institute of Health Research funded study aims to investigate whether day-to-day changes in aircraft noise levels affect risk of heart attack and stroke in the population living near airports.
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New views of Jupiter showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/new-views-of-jupiter-showcases-swirling-clouds-on-giant-planet
Members of NASA’s Juno mission team, some of the world’s leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe attended a workshop co-organised by Leicester academic entiteld ‘New Views of Jupiter: Pro-Am Collaborations during and beyond the NASA Juno...