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University of Leicester joins major new campaign committed to action on climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/climate-action
Just four in 10 parents of 16 to 18-year-olds in the East Midlands believe that UK universities are equipping the next generation of students with knowledge about climate change, according to new research from Universities UK.
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Ancient skeleton provides the earliest evidence of a pet cat in Kazakhstan
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/cat-skull
Uncovered in an urban settlement in Dzhankent, Kazakhstan, the analysis of the ancient animal skeleton shows this to be the first domesticated cat (Felis catus) found in the region.
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Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme
A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.
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Understanding election coverage using Big data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/understanding-election-coverage-using-big-data
Researchers from our Department of Media and Communication, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, have for the first time analysed mass media coverage to understand how elections are covered by the press.
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Study shows genetic link to fatal health condition could aid future treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-shows-genetic-link-to-fatal-health-condition-could-aid-future-treatment
Thousands of lives could be saved every year after it was discovered a fatal cardiovascular condition could be linked to four genes, research has found.
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Geriatric Emergency Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/gem
We have been studying acute and emergency care for older people for over ten years, and have undertaken a number of large-scale research and quality improvement projects.
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Data protection
https://le.ac.uk/ias/data-protection
The University's code of practice for data protection is maintained and supported by the Legal and Information and Assurance Service.
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Before Homosexuality: Same-Sex Desire from Smollett to Dickens
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3140
Module code: EN3140 In this module you will examine the many ways in which the love that famously 'dare not speak its name' does receive articulation in a wide range of texts produced in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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External examining
https://le.ac.uk/study/external-examining
External Examiner Handbook This handbook provides information for external examiners for taught programmes at the University of Leicester. It contains information about: regulations and procedures duties of external examiners how the University will consider reports.
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Partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/lctu/partnerships
CTU, Leicester Clinical Trials Unit Partnerships, UKCRC, NIHR, RDS, BHF