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Shedding new light on drinking and eating habits in the Roman world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/research-network-explores-innovative-ways-to-shed-new-light-on-drinking-and-eating-habits-in-the-roman-world
The landmark 50th issue of the journal Internet Archaeology highlights the pioneering research conducted by a network of academics, professional archaeologists and museum curators, led by the Universities of Leicester and Exeter, who are investigating new ways of analysing...
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Launch of the national disability arts collection and archive
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/launch-of-the-national-disability-arts-collection-and-archive
The National Disability Arts Collection and Archive (NDACA), a £1-million digital archive chronicling the history of disability arts in the UK, launches to the public today.
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Blood signature could improve early TB diagnosis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/blood-signature-could-improve-early-tb-diagnosis
A gene signature in the bloodstream could reveal whether someone is going to develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease months before symptoms begin, research has shown.
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Understanding and Enjoying the Outside
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/understanding-and-enjoying-the-outside
Learn more about the 'Understanding and Enjoying the outside' Botanic Garden education programme
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Large-scale changes in environment revealed through land cover map of the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/large-scale-changes-in-environment-revealed-through-land-cover-map-of-the-uk
Large-scale changes to the environment of the United Kingdom, including an apparent loss of habitats and agricultural land, have been revealed through an updated national map of land cover launched by Leicester researchers together with consultancy company Specto Natura.
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Success for Richard III team at prestigious event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/success-for-richard-iii-team-at-prestigious-event
The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, proved to be a big hit at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.
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Physics students calculate how to build Star Trek photon torpedoes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/physics-students-calculate-how-to-build-star-trek-photon-torpedoes
Physics students have boldly gone where no student has gone before – by calculating one way to potentially build photon torpedoes seen in the Star Trek universe.
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Feeding habits of ancient elephant relatives explored in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/tooth-wear-sheds-light-on-the-feeding-habits-of-ancient-elephant-relatives
How can we ever know what ancient animals ate? For the first time, the changing diets of elephants in the last two million years in China have been reconstructed, using a technique based on analysis of the surface textures of their teeth.
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Study finds significant variation in stillbirths and neonatal mortality across the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/study-finds-2018significant-variation2019-in-stillbirths-and-neonatal-mortality-across-the-uk
Research published today shows the wide regional variation in the incidence of stillbirth and neonatal deaths in the UK. The MBRRACE-UK report focuses on rates of stillbirth and neonatal death across the UK. MBRRACE-UK focuses on babies born at 24 weeks of gestation or more.
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University wins funding to boost Industry engagement
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-wins-funding-to-boost-industry-engagement
Our University has received £150K from the Medical Research Council (MRC) in order to develop new academic-industry partnerships.