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  • Inherited herpesvirus study finds links to ancient humans

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/inherited-herpesvirus-study-finds-links-to-ancient-humans

    An international study of integrated HHV-6 led by our University has discovered that a small number of human ancestors, one from about 24,000 years ago, have been responsible for transmitting ancient strains of the virus to individuals today – affecting about a million people...

  • Study suggests corporations could be destroyed by psychopathic leadership

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-suggests-corporations-could-be-destroyed-by-psychopathic-leadership

    According to new research led by the Universities of Leicester and Coventry, investing in companies that have psychopaths in their higher echelons of power could be harmful to your wealth.

  • Environment scientists close in on ‘golden spike’ to define Anthropocene

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/anthropocene-berlin

    Leicester researchers searching for a ‘golden spike’ to formally define humanity’s current geological period – and acknowledge human impact on our planet – have announced a major step in their analysis at an international conference today (Wednesday).

  • Leicester Space at the British Science Festival

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/13/leicester-space-at-the-british-science-festival/

    British Science Festival-goers will be treated to some incredible events courtesy of experts from the University of Leicester.

  • New Leicester study reveals hidden heart risks in women with Type 2 Diabetes

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heart-women-diabetes-leicester

    Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study by Leicester researchers.

  • Insights into visual supersense provided by new study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-researcher-gains-new-insights-into-human-visual-abilities

    An experiment originally designed to test the visual abilities of octopuses and cuttlefish has provided researchers with new insights into a human supersense – the ability to perceive the polarisation of light.

  • University of Leicester celebrates Knowledge Exchange Framework results

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/kef-2024

    University of Leicester maintains very strong performance from last year and is well above average compared to cluster of similar institutions.

  • Survey ranks Leicester among most cost effective universities at which to study

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/survey-ranks-leicester-among-most-cost-effective-universities-to-study-at

    A new survey that compares study-related expenses at universities includes the University of Leicester among the fifteen least expensive universities. The Daily Telegraph has reported on research conducted by the comparison website GoCompare.

  • Martin Phillips

    https://le.ac.uk/people/martin-phillips

    The academic profile of Professor Martin Phillips, Professor of Human Geography at University of Leicester

  • Study finds wage and employment freezes impact on morale

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-finds-wage-and-employment-freezes-impact-on-morale

    Wage and employment freezes and other actions taken to combat recessions may compromise the positive effect that employee empowerment may have on staff morale and in turn performance.

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