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Political journalism expert explains miners’ strike significance on BBC show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/miners-strike
A 35-year career in political journalism led to a University of Leicester academic being called on to explain the significance of the 1984-5 miners’ strike to BBC radio listeners.
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UK First as new NHS study of digital ‘smart inhalers’ for children with asthma starts in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/asthma
A new study, led by the University of Leicester, exploring the use of Smart Inhalers to prevent asthma flare-ups in children and young people has started in the city.
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Major donation to enhance life-changing kidney research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mayer-igan
Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.
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Using collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem: a blog from the VC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/talent-commission
How do universities use collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem? Professor Nishan Canagarajah, our President and Vice-Chancellor, and one of the commissioners of the UKRI-funded TALENT Commission, provides an opinion piece to the Higher Education...
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Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi
A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.
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Public get cost of living crisis help from University of Leicester as well as students and staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/cost-of-living
The University of Leicester is going above and beyond to help not just students and staff affected by the cost of living crisis, but the community too.
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Media, Culture and Society MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/media-culture-and-society-ma/2026
This is for you if... you are interested in studying media, communication and sociology at an advanced level and learning from some of the leading researchers in this academic field.
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Mr Bevan’s Dream
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/05/02/mr-bevans-dream/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 2, 2014 The funeral of Sue Townsend began today with a public celebration of her life at De Montfort Hall.
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Global Media and Communication MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/global-media-and-communication-ma/2025
This is for you if... you want to understand the relationship between the processes of globalisation and communications and how they shape our world.
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Global Media and Communication MA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/global-media-and-communication-ma/2026
This is for you if... you want to understand the relationship between the processes of globalisation and communications and how they shape our world.