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Leicester rehabilitation programmes highlighted by national charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-leicester-rehabilitation-programmes-highlighted-national-charity
Two initiatives developed at Leicester’s Hospitals have been cited in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) new five-point plan to achieve the biggest impact for people with, or at risk of, heart and circulatory diseases.
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Leicester expert says decision on Aylesbury could set precedent for stopping gentrification of council estates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/aylesbury-decision-could-set-precedent-for-stopping-gentrification-of-council-estates-says-expert
A Leicester geographer, who is an international expert on gentrification, has been working with local campaigners in London to overturn plans for the demolition and ‘regeneration’ of the Aylesbury Estate, one of Europe’s largest public housing estates.
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University graduate involved in discovery of rare 450 million yearold coneshaped fossil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-graduate-involved-in-discovery-of-rare-450-million-year-old-2018cone-shaped2019-fossil
Researchers from our University, working with an international team of geologists, have discovered an enigmatic fossil of a 450 million year-old creature resembling a tiny ice-cream cone.
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Exam and assessment support
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/study-spaces/exam-support
Study spaces; Bookable spaces; Pop-up spaces, Academic Skills; Chill out; Zone out
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Reduced Noise Impacts of Short-Term Aircraft Noise (RISTANCO)
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/research/reduced-noise-impacts-of-short-term-aircraft-noise
Principal Investigator - Anna Hansell This National Institute of Health Research funded study aims to investigate whether day-to-day changes in aircraft noise levels affect risk of heart attack and stroke in the population living near airports.
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Facilities for students living at home
https://le.ac.uk/study/living-at-home/facilities
Full access to the David Wilson Library, open 24hrs weekdays. Digital Reading Room. All the University sports facilities, on campus and out at Oadby.
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School of Business hosts successful Investment Conference 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/school-of-business-hosts-successful-investment-conference-2018
The second Investment Conference hosted by the School of Business in partnership with Asset Intelligence Research took place on 21 February.
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Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/air-pollution-to-become-world2019s-leading-cause-of-premature-death-by-2050
Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades - at an event on Wednesday 25 November.
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New book launch for University of Leicester economist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-economists-new-book-launches
A new book by Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business will officially launch at Leicester this week, with an event taking place on campus this Thursday 16 November.
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Education Committee
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/committees/senate/academic
See the Academic Policy Committee's terms of reference and membership, including details of their role, responsibilities, reporting hierarchy and meetings.