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Dr Grant Dewson
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/grant-dewson
Find out more about Dr Grant Dewson, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/biological-sciences/research
The School of Biological Sciences has an international reputation for research excellence. All our departments are involved in research within the University of Leicester's College of Life Sciences.
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Trees in tropical logged forests release carbon at greater rate despite faster growth, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/carbon-trees
University of Leicester-led research focusing on the carbon dioxide produced by tree stems shows that individual trees in tropical forests impacted by logging produce more carbon dioxide per m2 of woody stem area than those in unaffected forests
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Leicester supports post-COVID regional recovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/uuk-getting-results
The University of Leicester is working with employers, partners and local leaders to help support post-COVID regional recovery in the East Midlands, by encouraging skills growth, create jobs and help retain expertise and knowledge within the area.
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Secrets of rare Iron Age cauldrons revealed through archaeological investigation and replica creation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/iron-age-cauldrons-archaeological-replica
Detailed laboratory examination and analysis of the fragile 2,400 year old cauldrons has revealed new information of their manufacture and long-term maintenance and have been used to create a full-sized replica cauldron
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Has Tony Blair Turned Hayekian?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/04/22/has-tony-blair-turned-hayekian/
Posted by Chris Grocott in School of Business Blog on April 22, 2015 Lecturer in Management and Economic History at the School, Chris Grocott , reckons so. This year, I ran the inaugural third year BA Management Studies module ‘Organisations in Economic Context’.
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Economics and Data Analytics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/economics-and-data-analytics-bsc/2026
With this degree from Leicester’s School of Business, you’ll study the ideas and issues central to economics applied with data analytics
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Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/ulas-book
Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new publication entitled Secrets of the Soil marking a quarter of a century of discoveries unearthed in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Current view on origins of Parkinsons disease challenged by new findings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/current-view-on-origins-of-parkinson2019s-disease-challenged-by-new-findings
The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies.
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Our trials
https://le.ac.uk/lctu/trials
Learn more about the active and completed trials in the Leicester Clinical Trials Unit.