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Leicester academic cited as social media superstar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-academic-cited-as-social-media-superstar
Dr Vikas Shah (pictured) from our Medical School has been cited as a ‘superstar’ for his use of social media in enhancing teaching and learning. Jisc has announced their top ten higher education social media superstars of 2017.
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Our University leads national forum in Azerbaijan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-leads-national-forum-in-azerbaijan
Our University has led a national forum on graduate employability in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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Documentary to explore profound effects of plastic on ecosystems and human health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/documentary-to-explore-profound-effects-of-plastic-on-ecosystems-and-human-health
The profound effects that plastic is having on marine ecosystems and human health around the world will be explored during a free public documentary showing at our University on Monday 20 March.
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Geography at Leicester news
https://le.ac.uk/geography/news/geography-news
Browse news from Geography at Leicester about our students, our staff and our research projects.
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Cardiac Biomarkers
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/biomarkers/cardiac-biomarkers
Professor Leong Ng leads one of the foremost UK groups investigating the role of biomarkers in cardiac disease.
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New Fungal Spore Calendar helps allergy and asthma sufferers plan for better health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/fungal-calendar
Leicester researchers have developed England’s first comprehensive fungal spore calendar—a valuable new tool designed to help allergy and asthma patients better manage symptoms through seasonal awareness
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Leicester research at national Festival of Social Science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/cartoonathon
Three early-career researchers at the University of Leicester have joined forces with a multi-award winning education platform to deliver a unique ‘Cartoonathon’ at a national Festival of Social Science.
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Law expert shares in €2.79 million grant for irregular migration research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/irregular-migration
A University of Leicester expert on migrants’ rights and immigration law is a member of an international consortium granted €2.79 million in Horizon Europe funding for a three-year project on Measuring Irregular Migration and related Policies (MIrreM).
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School of Criminology launches new podcast to tackle hate crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/hidden-hate-podcast
A new podcast series created by the University of Leicester’s Centre for Hate Studies takes a deep dive into the causes behind hate online and offline and how they can be tackled.
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Fossil study sheds light on ancient water-to-land transition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/ostracod
The research team’s findings, published in The Royal Society’s Biology Letters, show how ostracods began to swim into estuaries about 420 million years ago during the Silurian Period, beginning their exploration of many new habitats.