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2022
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022
Marian Whitaker, donor and supporter Dr Mike Le Bas, Honorary Fellow, Department of Geology Professor Annabelle Sreberny, former Director of the Centre for Mass Communication Research Anthony Pither, former Director of Music Dr Peter Mounfield,...
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NC3Rs guidelines
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/the-3rs/nc3rs-guidelines
Find guidelines for how to report using animals in research in publications and other outputs from the NC3Rs.
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Environment, Nature & Society B
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy1037
Module code: GY1037 This module begins with a question that, at first, seems very straightforward, but in reality is quite complex: 'What is nature?' Nature is something that seems so familiar but is elusive and can be difficult to pin down.
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Critical Game Studies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ms7218
Module code: MS7218 Module co-ordinator: Dr Alison Harvey Video games are an increasing important creative media form, and they have been the object of great academic inquiry in the last two decades.
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Migrants experiences of life in UK is focus of University of Leicester event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/migrants-experiences-of-life-in-uk-is-focus-of-university-of-leicester-event
The experiences of migrants coming to live in London and Leicester will be the focus of a free interactive public event at Resource for London on 16 November.
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Type 2 diabetes could overwhelm NHS unless changes are made Leicester experts warn
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/type-2-diabetes-could-overwhelm-nhs-unless-changes-are-made-leicester-experts-warn
Melanie Davies CBE (pictured), a Professor of Diabetes Medicine at our University and the Leicester Diabetes Centre, has commented on the rise in people suffering from type 2 diabetes.
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Leicester researchers discover Charles Dickens artists lost sketches in school textbook
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-researchers-discover-charles-dickens-artists-secret-sketches-in-school-textbook
Schoolboy doodles by the Victorian artist John Leech, who first illustrated Charles Dickens's 'A Christmas Carol', have been discovered by researchers from our University and will be on display in the David Wilson Library until 31 July.
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UK bee populations thrive at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/uk-bee-populations-thrive-at-botanic-garden
While the Midlands has seen a general decline in bumblebee species numbers over the last few decades – mostly due to the loss of habitat – bee populations in our Botanic Garden are thriving.
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Type 2 diabetes pill improves blood sugar control
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/type-2-diabetes-pill-2018improves-blood-sugar-control2019
A Type 2 diabetes pill taken once a day has been shown to ‘significantly’ improve the health of people with the condition, according to new research.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.