Search
-
Steve Rooney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/stephen_rooney/
Learning Development Manager
-
Professor of Medical Education saves man’s life when he collapses at chess match.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/cardiac-arrest
When Richard Hanscombe collapsed in the middle of a chess match following a cardiac arrest, he was lucky enough to have a trained GP from the University of Leicester by his side.
-
World’s first picture of the molecular machinery that makes cilia beat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/cilia
A picture of the structures that power human cilia – the tiny, hairlike projections that line our airways, has been produced by scientists for the first time.
-
New five-year plan set to boost Leicester’s creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cultural-strategy
A five-year strategy that aims to create thousands of new jobs in Leicester’s creative economy and engage hundreds more adults in the city’s arts and cultural offer has been backed by the University of Leicester.
-
Other funding sources for postgraduates
https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/fees-funding/postgraduate-loans/other-funding-sources
There are a number of specialist organisations which offer funding to postgraduate students. You could also consider working part-time to help fund further study.
-
Book Trade Networks
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/book-trade-networks
The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Book Trade Network project.
-
Pump Priming Awards
https://le.ac.uk/bhf-accelerator/funding-opportunities/pump-priming-awards
Yearly or Bi-yearly Pump Priming Awards linked to BHF Accelerator
-
UK-born UK healthcare workers more likely to report multiple long-term health conditions than those born overseas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/health-conditions
UK healthcare workers born in the UK are significantly more likely to report having multiple long-term health conditions than migrant UK healthcare workers, according to a new study led by researchers from the University of Leicester
-
Two thirds of healthcare workers lacked access to appropriate PPE during first lockdown
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/ppe-uk-reach
A new study has revealed that two thirds (64.8%) of healthcare workers reported not having access to appropriate Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at all times during the first UK national lockdown.
-
Leicester researchers identify ethnic disparities in accessing continuous glucose monitors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/ethnic-disparities-glucose-monitoring-leicester
People from Afro-Caribbean and South Asian backgrounds are less likely to be prescribed “life-changing” diabetes technology compared to White individuals, a new study by the University of Leicester has reported