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Manjeet Singh Riyat
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/manjeet-singh-riyat
We are saddened to hear of the death of Leicester graduate Mr Manjeet Singh Riyat, Emergency Medicine Consultant at University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Trust, who passed away on 20 April 2020 after contracting COVID-19.
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McCarthy's America: Domestic Anti-Communism in the USA, 1830-1990
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3649
Module code: HS3649 Module Outline There are very few individuals who can boast having either entire historical eras or discrete historical phenomena named after them. US Senator Joseph “Tail Gunner Joe” McCarthy has both.
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Parties and Politics in Britain, 1914-1974
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3625
Module code: HS3625 Module Outline British politics went through major changes during the two World Wars and in the decades after them.
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Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fossils-plankton
Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans.
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Uncovering the “hidden curriculum” that drains medical students’ empathy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/research-empathy
A “hidden curriculum” in medical school is responsible for reducing the empathy of students, finds research led by the University of Leicester.
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New database could accelerate research into brain-related conditions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/database
The University of Leicester has co-launched the first database of its kind to help researchers look into the causes of neuro-degenerative diseases and their treatment.
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Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/expert-opinions-cover-the-meg-hothouse-earth-space-force-nairobi-and-ai-doctors
Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work 100|The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues...
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Image of controlling behaviour is a winner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/image-of-controlling-behaviour-is-a-winner
A prize-winning image of domestic abuse by University of Leicester researchers is to benefit a women’s charity in the city.
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Leicester alumnus and honorary professor Sir Nicholas Green appointed a Lord Justice of Appeal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-alumnus-and-honorary-professor-sir-nicholas-green-appointed-a-lord-justice-of-appeal
A Leicester alumnus and honorary graduate has been appointed by HM The Queen as Lord Justice of Appeal. Sir Nicholas Green is among three Lady Justices and four Lord Justices of Appeal who will fill current and forthcoming vacancies in the Court of Appeal.
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Joe Ortons plays to be retyped onto single sheet of paper to commemorate 50th anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/joe-ortons-plays-to-be-retyped-onto-single-sheet-of-paper-to-commemorate-50th-anniversary-of-his-death
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of Leicester-born playwright Joe Orton, performance artist Tim Youd will retype his Collected Plays on a single sheet of paper from 20 January to 5 February 2017.