Search
-
Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.
-
Discovery of plant reproductive success provides insights into human fertility
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/plant-reproduction-fertility-chromosomes-leicester
University of Leicester researchers have uncovered how successful chromosome segregation during sexual reproduction is achieved in plants.
-
Graduate takes part in ITVs Ninja Warrior
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/biology-graduate-takes-part-in-itv2019s-ninja-warrior
A recent graduate has excelled in the first season of the ITV gameshow Ninja Warrior, beating a variety of challenges and hundreds of other contestants to secure second place in the final.
-
World-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror delivered for SVOM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/16/world-first-lobster-x-ray-telescope-mirror-delivered-for-svom/
World-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror delivered for SVOM
-
Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/01/congratulations-to-dr-henrik-melin-new-webb-fellow/
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester.
-
Space Park Leicester – Phase One Complete
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/21/space-park-leicester-phase-one-complete/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 April 2021 Congratulations from the School to all those involved in developing Space Park Leicester, as the keys to the pioneering £100 million research, innovation and teaching hub for space-related...
-
Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/school-and-colleges/ethics/resources
Access to the genetics and ethics resources for higher education students to aid academic learning.
-
Approaching the Gender Kidney Donation Gap
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/11/11/approaching-the-gender-kidney-donation-gap/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on November 11, 2018 In the corner of the medical ethics community where I write, it sometimes feels as though it is taken for granted that organ sale would increase the number of ‘donated’ kidneys.
-
The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/02/the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-of-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 December 2020 A spectacular event is unfolding in the night skies this December, as Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past four centuries.
-
Successful Verification of the First Lobster X-ray Mirror Assembly for SVOM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/28/successful-verification-of-the-first-lobster-x-ray-mirror-assembly-for-svom/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 October 2020 Julian Osborne highlights the recent success of the team in the Space Research Centre that is making the flight X-ray optic for the Chinese-French satellite SVOM.