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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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Neon sign identified by JWST in protoplanetary disc gives clue to planet formation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/protoplanetary-disc-gas
University of Leicester astronomer involved in first images of the dispersing gas that is key to the early formation of planets
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Revealing branching time in single-cell omics data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-revealing-branching-time-mathematics
STREAM logo STREAM logo| New single-cell omics technology allows scientists to analyse cell development in ways that were not previously possible.
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150 years of the TUC
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/15/150-years-of-the-tuc/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 15, 2018 To celebrate is founding 150 years ago the TUC is creating its 150 voices to capture inspiring stories about trade unionists.
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Universities spearhead event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/universities-spearhead-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds
Young people from any secondary school can become a doctor: that’s the message that a conference organised by the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham aims to instil in sixth form students in Lincolnshire and beyond.
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Personalised treatment in B cell malignancies
https://le.ac.uk/lcrc/research/personalised-treatment-in-b-cell-malignancies
Research theme leads: Professor Martin Dyer; Dr Harriet Walter, Dr Matt Ahearne Thanks to the generous philanthropic support of The Scott-Waudby Charitable Trust, the University of Leicester has been able to establish the Haematological Research Theme which supports both...
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8th September 2013 Sol 388
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/08/8th-september-2013-sol-388/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 8, 2013 In our last main drive we managed 140 m in one sol! This means we will get to Waypoint 1 more quickly than expected.
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Leicester spearheads event to encourage more medical students from non-traditional backgrounds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-spearheads-event-to-encourage-more-medical-students-from-non-traditional-backgrounds
The Universities of Leicester and Nottingham are spearheading efforts to boost recruitment into the study of medicine by focusing on locations where young people have traditionally not applied for the subject.
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11th May 2016 Sol 1337
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/05/11/11th-may-2016-sol-1337/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 11, 2016 Sol 1337 means that we have just reached our second martian year since landing in 2012, Here is a birthday cake to the mission from the ChemCam team in Toulouse.
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Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/jupiter-tug-of-war
Dr Jonathan Nichols is a Reader in Planetary Auroras at the University of Leicester and corresponding author for the study.