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University of Leicester receives share of £34m BHF investment to help safeguard UK’s world-class research status
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-british-heart-foundation-funding-research
abstract image showing heart disease research|Funding will focus on strengthening research into precision medicine.
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49% of adults in the UK use social media for news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/49-of-adults-in-the-uk-use-social-media-for-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Fascinating fact from the Latest Ofcom news consumption in the UK annual report. Yet only 37% trust social media. Get the full facts by downloading the report from the website.
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Geology with Foundation Year BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/geology-with-foundation-year-bsc/2026
In geology, the path towards progress isn’t always smooth, nor is it with learning. If you don’t quite have the entry requirements to study geology at Leicester, this STEM Foundation Year degree will show you a different path.
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Sharing our success: MedRACE, MMF and Sanctuary Seekers' Unit Fundraiser
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/collaborative-fundraising-success
Student blog about fundraising for Medical Aid for Palestinians, a collaborative initiative between MedRACE and partner groups at the University of Leicester
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March Book Group: Put Out More Flags – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/04/23/put-out-more-flags/
Posted by Rebecca Moore in Waugh and Words on April 23, 2015 The following is a guest post kindly supplied by Ben Doty.
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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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Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma
The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK
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Prolific Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington to take part in Literary Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/prolific-shakespearean-actor-and-recent-king-lear-michael-pennington-to-take-part-in-literary-leicester
Eminent stage actor, writer and director Michael Pennington will be delivering a talk and Q&A at our Literary Leicester festival on 16 November. Renowned for his performance as King Lear in New York 2014, Michael reprised the role for a major UK tour in 2016.
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Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, new study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/covid-children
University of Leicester researcher contributes to study on SARS-CoV-2 exposure during pregnancy and impact on child development and respiratory health
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Top tips for making decisions during Clearing, from an expert in decision making
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/five-tips-making-decisions-clearing-expert-decision-making
As young people across the country prepare to find out their A-level results, a University of Leicester psychologist and expert in decision making has given her top tips for those facing a big decision in Clearing.