Search
-
Social scientist joins crew of Tall Ship for D-Day landing commemoration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/social-scientist-joins-crew-of-tall-ship-for-d-day-landing-commemoration
Dr Jim McDermott (pictured), an Associate Tutor with the School of Management and a member of The Royal British Legion, is setting sail to retrace the routes taken by the ships and landing craft during D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the Normandy beaches.
-
25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.
-
Monday 20th August Sol 15
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/21/monday-20th-august-sol-15/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 21, 2012 The robotic arm has been moved for the first time. This is the 70 kg instrument which carries the X-ray spectrometer and close up imager MAHLI.
-
Services and techniques
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf/services
The Electron Microscopy Facility provides a range of services and techniques for users inside and outside the University of Leicester.
-
Metals in Synthesis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ch3205
Module code: CH3205 The key to efficient and sustainable synthetic methods is to minimise energy use and maximise reaction selectivity.
-
Metals in Synthesis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ch3205
Module code: CH3205 The key to efficient and sustainable synthetic methods is to minimise energy use and maximise reaction selectivity.
-
Metals in Synthesis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/ch3205
Module code: CH3205 The key to efficient and sustainable synthetic methods is to minimise energy use and maximise reaction selectivity.
-
The face of a king
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/what-we-know-now/face-of-a-king
After the bones had been scanned, a 3D scan of the skull was sent to the University of Dundee where the muscles and skin were modelled using a computer process known as stereolithography.
-
Major £1.7m funding to clean up Philippines mineral extraction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/promt
Leicester researchers have been awarded part of a £1.7 million grant for their work in reducing the environmental impact of mineral extraction in the Philippines.
-
Conditions for acceptance
https://le.ac.uk/medicine/about/body-donation-programme/acceptance
We endeavour to accept as many bequests as possible. However, some medical conditions make the study of anatomy difficult or interfere with the embalming process, and occasionally there are other circumstances which mean we are unable to accept donations.