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Prof Lee Bosher
https://le.ac.uk/people/lee-bosher
The academic profile of Professor Lee Bosher, Professor of Risk at University of Leicester and Associate Dean of Research Excellence
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More attention needed on employee involvement to fix Britains productivity problem
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/more-attention-needed-for-the-2018human-factor2019-in-management
A report entitled Involvement and Productivity – The missing piece of the puzzle?’ released this week by the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA) argues that effective employee involvement at work is essential to boosting productivity in the UK.
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First study examining pregnancy in the Viking Age: Pregnant women wearing martial helmets, fetuses set to avenge their fathers, but also a harsh world where not all newborns were given burial or born free
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/first-study-into-pregnancy-in-viking-age
A new, interdisciplinary study is the first focused examination of pregnancy in the Viking Age.
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Leicester researchers contribute to House of Lords report on reducing the risks of premature birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/houseoflordsreport
Research into how to meet the needs of children born prematurely by academics at the University of Leicester forms part of a new report by the House of Lords
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New study calls for action on air pollution in Northern India
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/north-india-air-pollution
New research led by the University of Leicester calls for urgent action on open field burning to reduce the intensity of post-monsoon air pollution in Northern India.
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Midlands has largest concentration of space sector organisations in the UK
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/midlands-largest-concentration-space-sector-organisations
Space Park Leicester welcomes new report shows region is home to 338 space sector organisations employing more than 3,850 people
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Salvador Macip
https://le.ac.uk/people/salvador-macip
The academic profile of Dr Salvador Macip, Professor of Molecular Medicine at University of Leicester
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Tackling the climate crisis from space: Leicester puts quality data at the forefront of COP28 agenda
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/cop28-space-climate
Three University of Leicester experts will attend COP28 in Dubai to show the value of space technology in tackling climate change
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UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/nord-stream-methane-1-770
University of Leicester scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) have contributed to a study of methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.