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Poshak Puralekh
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/poshak-puralekh
Physical detail Number of items in the collection: 7 interviews Venues where the material can be listened to: digitised copies of interviews available to listen to at EMOHA Media available: digital files Collection history Poshak Puralekh – meaning costume...
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Swift action taken in conservation project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/swift-action-taken-in-conservation-project
Ten specialist bird boxes have been installed as part of a conservation project to create habitat for swifts by our Environment team working with our Development Team in the Division of Estates and Facilities Management.
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Student study investigates how lasers can control lightning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/student-study-investigates-how-lasers-can-control-lightning
Physics students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have investigated the possibility of inducing, directing and controlling lightning strikes using lasers.
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Study reveals how dietary phosphate can increase heart disease risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-reveals-how-dietary-phosphate-can-increase-heart-disease-risk
A new study has found that high phosphate levels can cause a stress signal inside the cells that line blood vessels, leading to the release of microparticles that promote the formation of blood clots. Inorganic phosphate is a nutrient in nearly all diets.
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Testing time for students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/testing-time-for-students-1
Students have been learning the skills they need to design and evaluate tests for use in schools and for examination boards.
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University scientists study solar system formation using over 1200 alien worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-scientists-study-solar-system-formation-using-over-1-200-alien-worlds
Space scientists at the University are using groundbreaking new information about hundreds of newly discovered exoworlds to help them better understand the evolution of solar systems.
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University lecture focuses on 1994 genocide against the Tutsi community
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-lecture-focuses-on-1994-genocide-against-the-tutsi-community
The long term effects of rape on women survivors of the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi community will be discussed at a lecture at our University.
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Our academics present at British Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-academics-present-at-british-science-festival
Researchers have revealed a revolutionary DNA swab they predict will increase prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators on a global scale.
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The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture
A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.
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Research resources
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/research/resources
The University of Leicester holds excellent research resources for medieval studies, such as the significant collection of manuscripts and rare books held in the University Library. Find out more about these available resources.