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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Expert opinions cover Euroscepticism Brexit and Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-euroscepticism-brexit-and-jupiters-great-red-spot
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has co-authored an article about how Brexit has changed the public debate in redefining Euroscepticism.
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Expert opinions cover Juno Jupiter the Kurdish Referendum and hacking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-juno-jupiter-the-kurdish-referendum-and-hacking
Dr Leigh Fletcher from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has written an article discussing some of the latest developments from the Juno mission.
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Leicester expert discusses recent tensions between the US and North Korea
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-expert-discusses-recent-tensions-between-the-us-and-north-korea
Dr Andrew Futter from the School of History, Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing recent tensions between the United States and North Korea and the possible ramifications of cyber attacks.
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Space technology explores large-scale changes to the climate of Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/space-technology-explores-large-scale-changes-to-the-climate-of-africa
An international research team led by Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Centre for Landscape and Climate Research from the Department of Geography has mapped the entire African continent south of the Sahara for geographical changes and has discovered that many areas...
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Optional Major Project International Placement: Space Exploration Development Systems (SEEDS)
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pa7092
Module code: PA7092 The project provides the opportunity to apply your knowledge and skills gained to a multidisciplinary design or research activity in an international context, and to experience living and working abroad in a professional context.
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The Diary of a Dissection: Jane Jamieson and the Newcastle Barber Surgeons. By Patrick Low
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/09/19/diary-of-a-dissection/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 19, 2016 The recent furore in France, over the wearing of Burkinis, has shone a new light on an age-old societal problem; the female body.
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Nikon microscope 4
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/inverted-widefield-microscopes/nikon-4
See more about the Nikon microscope 4 that is part of the Advanced Imaging Facility.
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
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Calcium is key to age-related memory loss
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/09-presynaptic-calcium
Research in our Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour is offering new clues into how and why cognitive functions such as memory and learning become impaired with age.