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Computational Arts
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co2110
Module code: CO2110 This module has two components: a lecture series on the history of computational arts and the aesthetic and critical debates that shape their evolution; creative workshops that lead to the delivery of a publicly accessible creative artwork in the form of...
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Geological Society of London honour for geology professor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/geological-society-of-london-honour-for-geology-professor
Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured), Professor of Palaeobiology at our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, has been awarded the Prestwich Medal for 2018 by the Geological Society of London.
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Global Poverty and Development
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3081
Module code: SY3081 The backdrop of this module is the persistent and shocking poverty of many of the world's countries, as well as the growing inequality between rich and poor countries.
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Local schoolchildren to learn about Richard III discovery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/local-schoolchildren-to-learn-about-richard-iii-discovery-at-home-of-dna-fingerprinting
For the third year running Leicester schoolchildren will learn the scientific and archaeological skills used to uncover King Richard III at a series of workshop days starting on Monday 23 February 2015.
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Study suggests hippocampal neuron responses are associated with memory distinctions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/study-suggests-hippocampal-neuron-responses-are-associated-with-memory-distinctions
The hippocampus is a small region of the brain that forms part of the limbic system and is primarily associated with memory and spatial navigation.
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Leicester builds launchpad for industry ready physics graduates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-builds-launchpad-for-industry-ready-physics-graduates
Physics students are putting theory into practice in a new Skills Elective that has seen them work with industry on projects such as decommissioning satellites and helping to diagnose breast cancer cases.
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Leicester Tuberculosis Research Group
https://le.ac.uk/ltbrg
Discover more about the Leicester Tuberculosis Research Group (LTBRG) at the University of Leicester.
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Researchers identify common biological features of different types of asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/researchers-identify-common-biological-features-of-different-types-of-asthma
Researchers have identified biological variations in lung tissue samples that for the first time can help identify people with mild asthma from those with moderate or severe asthma.
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1M funding to support academics engaging with industry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/funding-to-support-academics-engaging-with-industry
The College of Life Sciences has successfully secured over £1M from two Medical Research Council (MRC) translational funding schemes: Proximity to Discovery, P2D (£296K) and Confidence in Concept, CiC (£767K).
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Natural world
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/natural-world
Learn more about the collections about the natural world in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.