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                    Report suggests public participation should be at the heart of big data projectshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/report-suggests-public-participation-should-be-at-the-heart-of-big-data-projects Public participation should be at the heart of big data projects in health care and biomedical research, according to the findings of a new report by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics. 
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                    Air pollution to become worlds leading cause of premature death by 2050https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/air-pollution-to-become-world2019s-leading-cause-of-premature-death-by-2050 Leading experts will be discussing prominent environmental issues - including how air pollution will become the world’s top environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades - at an event on Wednesday 25 November. 
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                    Jewry Wall Museum improvements to be madehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/jewry-wall-museum-improvements-to-be-made The archaeologist who led the project to discover King Richard III’s remains will be leading investigations in a project to improve Leicester’s finest Roman site. 
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                    Using DNA fingerprinting to catch a killerhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/using-dna-fingerprinting-to-catch-a-killer This summer marks 30 years since DNA fingerprinting - discovered by Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys right here in the University's Department of Genetics in 1984 - was first used in a criminal investigation. 
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                    The Centre for Hate Studieshttps://le.ac.uk/hate-studies The Centre for Hate Studies at the University of Leicester works with organisations all over the world to tackle hate and extremism through evidence-based training, research and shaping policy. 
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                    School of Museum Studies to host Open Day offering bitesized lectureshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/school-of-museum-studies-to-host-open-day-offering-2018bite-sized2019-lectures On Thursday 22 February, the next Open Day for the School of Museum Studies will be taking place, offering the chance for 2018 applicants and prospective applicants to gain insight into Master’s study with the School. Running from 1.00- 4. 
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                    Conference to explore how environmental issues can be alleviated through effective communicationhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/conference-to-explore-how-environmental-issues-can-be-alleviated-through-effective-communication Environmental issues and how they can be alleviated through effective communication will be explored during a prestigious conference hosted at our University between 29 June and 2 July. 
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                    December Book Group: Officers and Gentlemenhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/12/19/officers/ Summary of the December 2014 meeting of the Waugh Book Group, Leicester 
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                    Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques for higher educationhttps://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/higher-education Information on recombinant techniques for higher education students, including links to relevant resources and pages. 
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                    Leicester student in world Wheelchair Rugby Challengehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-student-in-world-wheelchair-rugby-challenge A Leicester doctoral student has described the ‘great experience’ of taking part in the inaugural BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge.