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Infants under 12 months most at risk of physical abuse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/infants-under-12-months-most-at-risk-of-physical-abuse
Research co-authored by a Professor from our University has found infants under the age of 12 months are most at risk of serious physical abuse. The large study of severely injured children is published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.
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Documentary highlights how humans created an artificial planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/documentary-highlights-how-humans-created-an-2018artificial2019-planet-earth
The impact humans have had on planet Earth and how we have created an ‘artificial' planet will be explored in a new documentary by an award-winning journalist featuring Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology.
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Nothing to sneeze at high pollen levels recorded
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nothing-to-sneeze-at-high-pollen-levels-recorded
If you have found yourself sneezing more than usual, the cause of your recent bouts of hayfever may have been identified.
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New technology to revolutionise bedside tumour diagnosis in patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/new-technology-to-revolutionise-bedside-tumour-diagnosis-in-patients
Researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are developing a revolutionary mini gamma ray camera that will improve the diagnosis of tumours and lymph nodes from patients’ bedsides.
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Art and science seen in a new light at evening lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/art-and-science-seen-in-a-new-light-at-evening-lecture
A former artist in residence is returning to the campus this week to present a talk ‘The Library of Light’ as part of a lecture series celebrating the International Year of Light 2015.
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.
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Link between inherited DNA sequences and heart disease identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/link-between-inherited-dna-sequences-and-heart-disease-identified
A study to examine recessively inherited genome-wide DNA sequences has for the first time discovered a potential link with Britain’s biggest killer – Coronary Artery Disease (CAD).
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Hundreds of Clearing offers made by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/2018hundreds2019-of-clearing-offers-made-by-university-of-leicester
The University of Leicester has already made hundreds of offers through Clearing since phone lines opened this morning. A total of 90 call handlers are taking calls. As of 12.
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Study finds veins on Mars were formed by evaporating ancient lakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/study-finds-veins-on-mars-were-formed-by-evaporating-ancient-lakes
Mineral veins found in Mars’s Gale Crater were formed by the evaporation of ancient Martian lakes, a new study has shown.
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Turkish Minister in University visit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/turkish-minister-in-university-visit
The Turkish Deputy Minister for Economy Adnan Yildirim, was in the East Midlands as the guest of the Leicester Asian Business Association (LABA) to further enhance Bilateral Trade, investment and research links between Turkey and the Midlands.