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  • Dialect

    A research project conducted by researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the Univeristy of Leicester aimed to find differences in regional dialects in the East Midlands over the past century. Learn more.

  • Researchers trial system for improved sea safety

    Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.

  • Free online course provides insights into Richard III reinterment

    From Medieval cuisine to the War of the Roses, the third run of the free popular ‘England in the Time of King Richard III’ online course, which is launching Monday 16 February, will offer a fascinating insight into life during 15th century England in the build up to the...

  • Financial Markets and Institutions

    The speed and direction of countries’ economic development are tightly linked to the structure, size, and quality of their financial markets.

  • Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)

    Find more about Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)

  • Countries where education is in English

    An education in the countries listed here satisfies the University of Leicester’s English language requirements, so we won’t need further evidence of your English language ability.

  • How the enclosure of common land sparked riots revolts and resistance in the Midlands

    A series of riots by angry farmers opposing the enclosure of common land in the Midlands in 1607 will be the subject of this year’s Hoskins Lecture on 5 May.

  • Research brings hope of new treatment for asthma sufferers

    Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a ‘step closer’ after a research team led by Dr Ruth Saunders from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.

  • Leicester geneticists involved in research into the UKs leading cause of food poisoning

    Geneticists at the University are involved in new research, led by the University of Liverpool, which reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan.

  • Are we doomed New online course asks how we can make the modern world sustainable

    A new online course, available on the FutureLearn social learning platform, will unpick the complex global challenge that is sustainability and provide a deeper understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.

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