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How Twitter users can work together to defuse social tensions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/how-twitter-users-can-work-together-to-defuse-social-tensions
A report co-authored by Dr Paul Reilly (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has found that social media sites such as Twitter can be useful in keeping the peace and defusing tensions during times of social unrest.
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Learning about history from food utensils
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/learning-about-history-from-food-utensils
What do dinner utensils say about Roman social interactions? Archaeologists and Big Data experts will be gathering at the University for a series of workshops between 26-27 September at College Court Conference Centre to provide some answers to that question.
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Department of Geology to host Palaeontology conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/department-of-geology-to-host-palaeontology-conference
The University's Department of Geology Palaeobiology Research Group has announced it will host the early career researchers’ conference Progressive Palaeontology 2017 Progressive Palaeontology, known as ProgPal, is a vibrant annual conference organised by and for early...
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Historic England to view work on preserving iconic Engineering Building
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/historic-england-to-view-work-on-preserving-iconic-engineering-building
Painstaking work to replace the iconic roof of our historic Engineering Building is to be examined by heritage experts this week.
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Leicester and Cerner in new research partnership to improve healthcare
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-and-cerner-in-new-research-partnership
Our University is partnering with Cerner, a global health informatics service provider, to understand how the integration of environmental data into a Population Health management system can help improve patient outcomes and communities’ health.
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Leicester sponsors Special Recognition award at the British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards 2016
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/leicester-sponsors-2018special-recognition2019-award-at-the-british-ethnic-diversity-sports-awards-2016
Our University has sponsored an award that recognises the role that ex-professional footballer Paul Elliott has played in improving diversity and equality in the sport.
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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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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-human-impact-forms-2018striking-new-pattern2019-in-earth2019s-global-energy-flow
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global energy flow, according to research led by Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology.
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Sporting sensation set for 2016 European Athletics Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/sporting-sensation-set-for-2016-european-athletics-championships
An undergraduate student at our University has been selected for the Great Britain 100 metre hurdling team which is headed to Amsterdam in July for the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
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Toys on the Table appeal breaks records
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-toys-on-the-table
Christmas is here! It’s the season of giving and our generous staff and students have donated a record number of toys to the 2019 Toys on the Table appeal. Over 800 gifts have been collected so far this year - double the donations of 2018.