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New report on stillbirth and neonatal death rates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-report-on-stillbirth-and-neonatal-death-rates
Research published today involving our university shows that the stillbirth rate in the UK has reduced by almost 8% over the period 2013 to 2015. A current Government ambition is to halve the rates of stillbirth and neonatal death in England by 2030.
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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Leicester celebrates new cohort of students with vibrant Welcome Week programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-celebrates-new-cohort-of-students-with-vibrant-welcome-week-programme
This week sees the arrival of a new cohort of students to our University.
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Leicester academic featured on UNs disaster risk reduction website
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-featured-on-un2019s-disaster-risk-reduction-website
A lecturer in Risk Management in our School of Business has featured on the United Nation’s International Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction website PreventionWeb to mark the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction on 13 October. Dr Nibedita S.
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Impact of Chinese students in Leicester is focus of TV programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/impact-of-chinese-students-in-leicester-is-focus-of-tv-programme
Dr Giovanna Puppin, Lecturer in Advertising and International Promotional Cultures in the School of Media, Communication and Sociology, recently featured on BBC Sunday Politics East Midlands, as she talked about the importance...
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Major new hate crime study to shape improved support services for victims
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/major-new-hate-crime-study-to-shape-improved-support-services-for-victims
A major new study to investigate hate crime in the West Midlands and to shape the development of improved support services for victims is being led by our University.
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Artefact Analysis
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar2031
Module code: AR2031 It is an often-quoted saying in archaeology that "the data does not speak for itself.
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Generalised Linear Models
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ma4201
Module code:MA4201 This module builds upon the principles of linear modelling to introduce a more comprehensive framework for data analysis: generalised linear models (GLMs).
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New insights into how asthma pathways could be blocked revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/new-insights-into-how-asthma-pathways-could-be-blocked-revealed-by-study
Researchers have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by the activity of different genes in an individual’s airways.
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New PhD course to tackle challenges in Energy and Aerospace sectors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-phd-course-to-tackle-challenges-in-energy-and-aerospace-sectors
A new postgraduate course has been developed by the University's EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovative Metal Processing (IMPaCT) which will train future leaders to tackle challenges in the Aerospace and Energy sectors head-on.