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Simple urine test could stop lung attacks and improve the lives of people with COPD
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/simple-urine-test-could-stop-2018lung-attacks2019-and-improve-the-lives-of-people-with-copd
A team of scientists at our University working in partnership with Mologic has unveiled an innovative technology which could “hugely improve” the quality of life for people who suffer from a serious lung condition called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
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Leicester geneticist involved in internet for DNA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/leicester-geneticist-involved-in-internet-for-dna
Scientists at the University of Leicester are playing a central role in the development of what is being described as ‘an internet for DNA’.
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UK climate instruments to measure fluctuations in greenhouse gas levels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/uk-climate-instruments-hitch-a-ride-on-nasa2019s-global-hawk
Two cutting-edge science instruments developed by UK researchers have taken to the skies aboard NASA’s Global Hawk research aircraft for the first time.
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New play centres on Arch of Remembrance in Leicesters Victoria Park
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-play-centres-on-arch-of-remembrance-in-leicester2019s-victoria-park
A play written, produced and performed by Leicester students will premiere at the Y theatre in Leicester on Thursday 28 and Friday 29 July.
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Increase in chronic conditions in older people identified in study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/increase-in-chronic-conditions-in-older-people-identified-in-study
The number of older people in England living with more than one chronic condition could have risen by ten per cent in the last decade putting increasing pressure on the NHS, new research has suggested.
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Sporting sensation set for 2016 European Athletics Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/sporting-sensation-set-for-2016-european-athletics-championships
An undergraduate student at our University has been selected for the Great Britain 100 metre hurdling team which is headed to Amsterdam in July for the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
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Percy Gee Building
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/study-spaces/study-spaces-on-campus/percy-gee-building
Percy Gee is open from 08:00 to 17:00 Monday to Friday where social seating spaces can be found in the following locations. Common Room The Student Union Common Room is based in the lower ground floor of the building.
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Bestselling author Kate Summerscale to give lecture on Detecting Victorian Crime at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/bestselling-author-kate-summerscale-to-give-lecture-on-2018detecting-victorian-crime2019-at-leicester
Author of the bestselling The Suspicions of Mr Whicher Kate Summerscale will give the annual Victorian Studies Centre lecture at the University of Leicester on 6 December.
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Former burial place of King Richard III given scheduled monument protection
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/former-burial-place-of-king-richard-iii-given-scheduled-monument-protection
The remains of a 13th century monastic site, Greyfriars in Leicester, which was revealed as the burial place of King Richard III during the course of an excavation by Leicester archaeologists, has been granted protection by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport...
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Student research project hopes to help tackle undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/student-research-project-hopes-to-help-tackle-undernutrition-in-sub-saharan-africa
Exchange students studying on the University of Leicester’s Natural Sciences programme have been involved in a research project investigate major public health concerns in developing nations, including sub-Saharan Africa.