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Leicester celebrates Knowledge Exchange Framework success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/knowledge-exchange-framework
The University of Leicester’s position as a leading research institution that drives innovation and growth in its local area has been recognised by Research England (RE), after the release of this year’s Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF) results.
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Leicester joins British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/early-career-researcher-network
The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) announced that it has joined the British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network – a pilot programme aimed at UK-based postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
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Psychologists create first-ever body-maps of hallucinations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/psychosis-hallucinations
Psychosis is a term which describes experiences where an individual may have difficulties in determining what is real and what is not real. Research indicates psychosis is associated with experiencing trauma, adverse life events, and stress.
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Alumni to walk 100 miles for ex-SU officer with MS
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/joe-charity-walk
A group of former University of Leicester students will walk more than 100 miles to raise money for their friend with multiple sclerosis. Joe Martin was a sabbatical officer at the University’s Students’ Union between 2005 and 2006 and was diagnosed with MS in 2013.
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Armed Forces Champion discusses workforce barriers for veterans
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/frazer-stark
The University of Leicester’s Armed Forces Champion has spoken out about the challenges military veterans face entering the workforce after retirement. Sergeant Frazer Stark served in the British Army at the age of 17-years old in September 2005.
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Poppy Wreath Pilgrimage to pay tribute to World War One Heroes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/09-pilgrimage
Our centenary video: So that they may have life G2wgWaQVTEQ A poppy wreath at the foot of a war memorial 800|University of Leicester to visit war memorials in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland On Sunday 11 November, Sir David Attenborough OM and Michael Attenborough CBE...
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Research starts into ‘Kitemark’ for Autonomous Vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/autonomous-vehicles
A grant of three million pounds has been awarded to a consortium led by the University of Leicester to spearhead work ensuring that autonomous systems such as driverless cars, drones and robots can be trusted.
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Leicester professor helps combat worldwide diabetes-related chronic kidney disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/diabetes-kidney-disease
A University of Leicester-based Professor has helped draft guidelines that will help improve global outcomes for a diabetes-related complication. Professor Kamlesh Khunti was asked to contribute to the newly-published guidance about chronic kidney disease (CKD).
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Chronic kidney disease associated with atypically low levels of physical activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/10-kidney-research
A study led by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) – a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University – has highlighted chronic levels of physical...
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Lift off! CO2 bubbles carry vital metals, Leicester team discovers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/co2-bubbles
Carbon dioxide, so often the villain of the piece for the environment, plays a crucial role in making metals used in green technologies accessible for mining, a team led by researchers from the University of Leicester have discovered.