Search
-
Professor Robert Winston discusses sciences dark side
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/professor-robert-winston-to-discuss-science2019s-2018dark-side2019
A full report on Lord Winston's talk now available here The eminent medical scientist and television presenter Professor Robert Winston is to give a glimpse at the ‘dark side’ of scientific discovery at the next Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture for the University...
-
Research suggests people with forms of earlyonset Parkinsons disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-people-with-forms-of-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease-may-benefit-from-boosting-niacin-in-diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from our University. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat.
-
UK Space Agency backs Space Park Leicester based start-up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/messium-space-park
Agri-tech start-up Messium based at Space Park Leicester has been accepted on to one of the UK Space Agency’s most prestigious business support programmes
-
Vindolanda Week 1 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/11/14/journey-to-the-edge-of-empire-notes-from-vindolanda-week-1/
The Arch-I-Scan Team resumes scanning activities and travels to the Roman fort and museum at Vindolanda.
-
New Centenary film celebrates Leicester research heroes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/century-change
The University of Leicester has premiered a new short film, celebrating 100 years of changing the world. Research experts from the University’s first Century feature in the film, produced to mark Leicester’s Centenary year.
-
Free event for budding innovators and researchers of medical technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/biomedical-research-technology-event
The University of Leicester’s Biomedical Research Group (BERG) would like to invite budding researchers and medical innovators to a free event on 1 September showcasing innovations that are already making a real difference.
-
Quarter-of-a-century plant blooming takes centre stage in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/agave
A rare plant that flowers once every 25 to 30 years has finally bloomed in the University of Leicester’s Botanic Garden.
-
Royal Thai Government's programme to boost digital workforce sees 50 students study overseas with Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/thai-prime-minister-boost-digital-workforce-students-university-leicester
Thai students spent six weeks studying in the United Kingdom as part of the Thailand government’s plan to equip young people with the skills to thrive in a digital economy.
-
Distant supermassive black hole shows high velocity sign of over-eating
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/distant-supermassive-black-hole-high-velocity-over-eating-770
University of Leicester scientists describe how the capture of new matter - lasting a few days and corresponding to several Earth masses - formed a ring around the hole, before being partly swallowed by the hole, with excess matter ejected as a high velocity wind.
-
Student research helps to settle who the victor of a superhero showdown would likely be
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/student-research-helps-to-settle-who-the-victor-of-a-superhero-showdown-would-likely-be
Natural Sciences and Physics and Astronomy students have been using simple calculations to explain the feasibility of the powers behind of some of the most prominent comic book superheroes known around the world.