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Current view on origins of Parkinsons disease challenged by new findings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/current-view-on-origins-of-parkinson2019s-disease-challenged-by-new-findings
The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies.
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Wellcome awards Leicester scientist £2m to study gene regulation in early development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wellcome-award-leicester-scientist-gene-regulation
A University of Leicester scientist has been awarded £2m for research which could lead to advances in understanding and treating developmental disorders.
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Public lecture to explore genocide and reconciliation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/genocide-and-reconciliation
Genocide and reconciliation are subjects to be explored at an event on Thursday 2 March.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/sapphire/people
Meet the team behind the social science research at the University of Leicester.
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Teaching and research staff
https://le.ac.uk/law/people/teaching-and-research-staff
Browse a list of Leicester Law School's University tutors, and see their email addresses.
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Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/22/mexican-cookery-and-the-importance-of-chillies/
Project PI Deborah Toner writes about Mexican cookery and the use of dried chilies therein, based on a weekend of cookery-based relaxation, following the completion of the Consuming Authenticies recipe book.
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Senate regulation 8: Regulations governing examinations
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-8
Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 8 (PDF, 134KB) 8.1 These regulations apply to all campus based examinations. 8.
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A tulip bulb, the value of which would have fed ‘a whole ship’s crew for a twelvemonth’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/04/07/a-tulip-bulb-the-value-of-which-would-have-fed-a-whole-ships-crew-for-a-twelvemonth/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on April 7, 2017 The tulip, with its bold, eye-catching flowers in a wide variety of gorgeous colours, is in bloom, in many of our spring gardens, making one of their most striking features.
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Acclaimed musical son of Leicester puts University honour at the very top of his long list of awards
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/acclaimed-musical-son-leicester-university-honour-top-list-awards
A distinguished baritone and proud son of Leicester says an honour from his hometown university comes top of his long list of award wins.
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Current and recent visiting fellows
https://le.ac.uk/celi/visiting-fellows/current-and-recent-visiting-fellows
Details on the experience you need and the documents you need to submit to be eligable for Visiting Fellow status.