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A garden fit for a king
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/a-garden-fit-for-a-king
The University’s Special Collections houses an exceptional collection of rare books and prints from the 17th century, which throws light on the life of diarist and writer John Evelyn, who documented major events during his lifetime – including the last major epidemic of the...
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UK first heart operations using novel system at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/uk-first-heart-operations-using-novel-system-at-leicester
The UK’s first heart operations using a novel software platform to pinpoint the source of the heart condition have been carried out in Leicester thanks to research at the University.
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Journalism academic set for ninth night of general election analysis
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/tor-election
As election fever hits the UK, one University of Leicester academic is about to cover his ninth UK general election night.
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Evaluating MedRACE in my year 5 SSC project
https://le.ac.uk/cls/cls-equality/medrace/medrace-voices/ese-oyokose
Ese Oyokose describes how she evaluated MedRACE as a year 5 SSC project
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Reimagining the Restoration: Samuel Pepys's diary and popular history
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/projects/pepys-project
About the project Samuel Pepys’s lively diary of the 1660s describes major events such as the plague and the Great Fire of London, alongside his hectic private life.
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Study finds tuberculosis changes liver metabolism and could promote diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/tuberculosis
Scientists from the University of Leicester have discovered that tuberculosis disrupts glucose metabolism in the body
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University of Leicester-led programme to help police officers approaching retirement wins award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/police
Psychologists from the University of Leicester have won a national award for their innovative work supporting senior police leaders’ well-being.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.
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Museums in Ukraine and a tribute to Jim Roberts
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/07/28/museums-in-ukraine-and-a-tribute-to-jim-roberts/
Posted by William Farrell in Library and Learning Services on July 28, 2023 Museum and Society have published a new issue on University of Leicester Open Journals.
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Corpus Linguistics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ed7023
Module code: ED7023 In this module you will investigate issues relating to lexis (vocabulary) using the methods of corpus linguistics.