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Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
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Study into asthma provides a paradigm shift in understanding of lifethreatening condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/study-into-asthma-provides-a-paradigm-shift-in-understanding-of-life-threatening-condition
A new study led by our University to understand how to improve the health of severe asthma patients has made a breakthrough finding, with the discovery being described as a ‘paradigm shift’ in understanding the life-threatening condition.
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Interactions, media and news
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/phage-research/media
Learn more about news, interactions and media in the Centre for Phage Research at Leicester.
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Leicester among top three East Midlands universities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/sunday-times
The University of Leicester has been named among the top three universities in the East Midlands in The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2022.
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Space power: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator aces vibration test
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/rtg-vibration-test
Critical milestone for project led by University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester achieved
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Panel Event: Competing for Space Superiority? Arms Racing, Rivalries and Hype in Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/05/04/panel-event-competing-for-space-superiority-arms-racing-rivalries-and-hype-in-space/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 May 2021 Join us for an in-depth discussion, led by Dr Bleddyn Bowen, on the realities behind the rhetoric of arms racing, rivalries and other types of hype in space.
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Coronavirus advice for students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/21-coronavirus
The University of Leicester is continuing to monitor coronavirus, or COVID-19, which is not known to have affected our staff or students.
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Representing gender-based violence: literature, performance and activism in the Anglophone Caribbean
https://le.ac.uk/anglophone-caribbean
Find out about the international, collaborative research project funded by the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council and running from September 2021 to May 2023.
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Higher Education Pathway for Armed Forces
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/armed-forces
Higher Education Pathway for Armed Forces (HEPAF) is a unique project that provides routes into all health careers for service leavers via a specialist pathway.
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Software Reliability
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co4209
Module code: CO4209 All over the world, appliances using analog and mechanical parts are being phased out and replaced by CPUs and software.