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Ken Jones
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/ken-jones
Kenneth (Ken) Milner Jones was born in Chesham Bois, near Amersham, on 20 March 1930 and was educated at Merchant Taylors’ School, Sandy Lodge, Middlesex.
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New advance announced in fight against Alzheimers and Parkinsons
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-advance-announced-in-fight-against-alzheimers-and-parkinsons
A five-year study by an international team led by Leicester has found a way of ‘reversing’ symptoms of neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s – using fruit flies as test subjects.
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Two Silver Athena SWAN awards announced for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/two-silver-athena-swan-awards-announced-for-leicester
We are delighted to announce the success of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences and the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation who have both achieved an Athena SWAN silver award.
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Event to highlight life-changing research to help children born prematurely and children suffering from lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/event-to-highlight-life-changing-research-to-help-children-born-prematurely-and-children-suffering-from-lung-disease
Life-changing research into helping children born prematurely and those suffering from lung disease will be showcased at an event organised by Action Medical Research at the Stamford Court conference centre on Thursday 19 May.
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Research opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities
Funding The Institute for Precision Health offers numerous funding opportunities to enhance your research and industrial collaborations via the UKRI MRC Impact Acceleration Accounts (IAA) award. Funding calls will be announced via the Institute and drugdiscovery@le.ac.
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Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/research-stories/anglo-saxon-kingdoms
Description of a research project and exhibition on the history of Anglo-Saxon kingdoms. Early medieval history.
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Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology
https://le.ac.uk/law/research/research-themes/criminal-law-criminal-justice-and-criminology
The Criminal Law, Criminal Justice and Criminology research cluster is comprised of staff engaged in research related to criminal justice matters, from the substantive criminal law to the administration of justice to criminological perspectives.
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Alex Whitfield: 'Learning in Living Knowledge'
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/alex-whitfield
Museum Studies graduate Alex Whitfield discusses her life and career after graduating from Leicester with a Masters and a PhD.
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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Attenborough Arts Centre to host exhibitions by Claude Cahun and UK debut of Laura Swanson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/attenborough-arts-centre-to-host-exhibitions-by-claude-cahun-and-uk-debut-of-laura-swanson
Our Attenborough Arts Centre will be the first venue in the UK to present a solo exhibition by American artist Laura Swanson, alongside the Hayward Touring exhibition of photography by gender-defying artist Claude Cahun (1894 – 1954).