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Hours of driving and watching TV lower IQ scores research suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hours-of-driving-and-watching-tv-lower-iq-scores
A doctoral student from our University has commanded global media coverage for a study that found that driving for more than two hours a day appears to steadily reduce intelligence.
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Leicester expert to discuss Obesity Paradox on BBC Radio 4
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-expert-to-discuss-obesity-paradox-on-bbc-radio-4
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured) from our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences will be appearing on BBC Radio 4: Inside Health on Tuesday 18 July discussing his research into the Obesity Paradox.
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Expert opinions cover British Summer Time and Henry VIIIs six wives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/expert-opinions-cover-british-summer-time-and-henry-viiis-six-wives
PhD students Liz Round and Katie Bridger, from the School of History, Politics and International Relations, debate Lucy Worsley’s ‘Six Wives’ programme which aired on BBC One in December 2016.
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Leicester academic to publish translated book looking at the development of medicines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-to-publish-translated-book-looking-at-the-development-of-medicines
A book, translated by an academic from the University’s Department of Cancer Studies, which looks into the process of drug development will be published in July 2017.
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Spring seminar series 2016
https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2016
Browse our 2016 spring seminar series in the Victorian Studies Centre.
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Planning, Intervention and Evaluation of Care with a Focus on Older People
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/nu2015
Module code: NU2015 (double module) In this module you will identify the role a nurse has in negotiating nursing care with patients, families and carers and we will focus in particular on the caring of older people.
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Planning, Intervention and Evaluation of Care for Children and Young People
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/nu2115
Module code: NU2115 (double module) In this module you will identify the role a nurse has in negotiating nursing care with patients, families and carers and we will focus in particular on the care of children and young people.
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University nets crime prevention award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/campus-security-award
The safety of the University of Leicester’s campus has been officially acknowledged with a police award. Secured Environments is a police certification scheme awarded to organisations which have adopted six key principles for protecting themselves against crime.
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Awards and collaborations
https://le.ac.uk/research/centres/material-worlds-past-present/awards-collaborations
Find out about recent and current collaborations undertaken by the Centre for Material Worlds Past and Present
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Join AstRoSoc and the Kerbal Space Program
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/25/join-astrosoc-and-the-kerbal-space-program/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 October 2020 Another excellent reason to join our Astronomy and Rocketry Society (AstRoSoc) – the opportunity to compete and win prizes with the Kerbal Space Program! For more information about AstRoSoc,...