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Leicester academic cited as social media superstar
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-academic-cited-as-social-media-superstar
Dr Vikas Shah (pictured) from our Medical School has been cited as a ‘superstar’ for his use of social media in enhancing teaching and learning. Jisc has announced their top ten higher education social media superstars of 2017.
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Expert opinions cover Donald Trump South Africa British military Kurds and higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/expert-opinions-cover
In an article for The Conversation, Dr James Hamill from the School of History, Politics and International Relations discusses the current political climate in South Africa.
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Research into agricultural revolution in AngloSaxon England sheds new light on medieval land use
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/research-into-2018agricultural-revolution2019-in-anglo-saxon-england-sheds-new-light-on-medieval-land-use
Researchers from our University will be shedding new light on how an ‘agricultural revolution’ in Anglo-Saxon England fueled the growth of towns and markets as part of a new project investigating medieval farming habits.
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Completed PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/research/projects/phd-projects/completed-phd-projects
Browse a list of completed PhD research that has been undertaken by students involved in The Stanley Burton Centre at the University of Leicester.
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Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/risankizumab
A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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University of Leicester celebrates Knowledge Exchange Framework results
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/kef-2022
The University of Leicester is celebrating its performance in the second iteration of the Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
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University of Leicester event focusses on ‘The Most Diverse Street in Britain’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/narborough-road
Narborough Road is the focus of the latest community event in the University of Leicester’s Migration and Making of Leicester series. The street has famously been described as the ‘most diverse’ in Britain.
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National oral history resources
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/national
Discover a number of resources for projects and materials regarding national oral history.
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PHOTO GALLERY University receives biggest ever gift from an individual 27 million
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/university-receives-biggest-ever-gift-from-an-individual-ps2-7-million
Our University has received its biggest ever single gift from a private individual - £2.7 million- which will be used to fund life-saving kidney research of global significance in our College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology.
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Politicians and media fuel hate crime in Britain say experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018politicians-and-media-fuel-hate-crime-in-britain-2019-say-experts
Professor Neil Chakraborti and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, from our Centre for Hate Studies, say the ‘toxic climate’ surrounding the EU referendum debate has helped to ‘embolden’ people to target those they regard as ‘different’ or ‘foreign’.