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Study highlights barriers to healthcare for patients with learning disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/learning-disabilities
Patients with learning disabilities experience significant barriers to accessing healthcare in England, new study by University of Leicester researchers shows
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Researcher scoops early career award to tackle female-specific susceptibility to diseases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/springboard
A University of Leicester academic is among a group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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University celebrates inspirational women in Centenary year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/inspirational-women-2022
Women from the University of Leicester who have been an inspiration to their colleagues have been honoured in a special photographic display.
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University of Leicester marks Black History Month 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/black-history-month
The University of Leicester is holding a number of events to mark Black History Month, alongside its Students’ Union and Attenborough Arts Centre.
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Archaeologists return to Castle Hill to explore historic monument linked with Knights Hospitallers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/archaeologists-return-to-castle-hill-to-explore-historic-monument-linked-with-knights-hospitallers
From 2 - 27 September, our archaeologists working with Leicester City Council and members of the public, will return to Castle Hill Country Park at Beaumont Leys to continue exploring a large scheduled ancient monument, Castle Hill, believed to be the remains of a medieval...
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Libby Jackson on 20 Years of ISS – National Space Centre Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/29/libby-jackson-on-20-years-of-iss-national-space-centre-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2020 Join the National Space Centre for a Facebook live Q&A with Libby Jackson, from the UK Space Agency, on 4 November at 19:00.
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November Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/08/november-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 December 2020 As the end of 2020 draws near, we’d like to share some of the stories from the Physics and Astronomy Community from the past month.
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#PlanetarySeminar: Heidi Hammel – Exploring the Solar System with JWST: First Results and a Glimpse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/07/planetaryseminar-heidi-hammel-exploring-the-solar-system-with-jwst-first-results-and-a-glimpse-ahead/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 November 2022 We will welcome Dr. Heidi Hammel (AURA, Interdisciplinary Scientist for JWST) to speak about exciting solar system science with the new space telescope. Who: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Heidi B.
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.