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Future of land management and better landscape decision-making in UK to be showcased
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/land-management
Final conference for five-year Landscape Decisions Programme takes place at the Royal Society on 6 and 7 September is culmination of research into decision-making around use of land in the UK.
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Atelier Labs wins Falling Walls Engage 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/falling-walls-engage
A project using art to empower young people with SEND to become researchers wins in the Science Engagement category of the international Falling Walls Engage awards.
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Ukraine war realises predictions of nuclear power plant threat, says Leicester civil safety expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nuclear-power-plant-ukraine
As Ukraine conflict continues, new book by University of Leicester researcher argues that nuclear facilities are more likely to be targeted, and damage to power plants risks radiological contamination of the environment over vast areas.
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Safety
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/interviewing/safety
The majority of people you meet will be genuine, but safety is always worth considering when meeting people for the first time or within their own homes. Learn more about how to take steps to ensure your safety.
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World-first clinical trial to test personalised treatments for aggressive form of lung cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/29-world-first-clinical-personalised-treatment-lung-cancer
The first-ever trial into delivering personalised treatment for mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, opened at the HOPE Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester's Hospitals today (Tuesday 29 January).
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New research project to improve early recognition and treatment of perinatal complications
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/14-perinatal-complications-pregnancy-birth
University of Leicester-led study to explore women’s use of websites and apps to diagnose problems during later stages of pregnancy.
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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth
A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly from birth.
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Attenborough Arts Centre shortlisted for Learning Programme of the Year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/attenborough-arts-centre-heritage-museum-shortlist
Attenborough Arts Centre’s SENsory Atelier programme has been nominated for bringing arts and culture to the classrooms of children and young people with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND).
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River monster
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/natural-heritage/spinosaurus
An extraordinary discovery by a team of palaeontologists, including Dr David Unwin, published in Nature, rewrites our understanding of how dinosaurs lived.
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Goal 3: Health and Wellbeing
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/health-and-wellbeing
The third Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages.