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Freemen's Common
https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/search/freemens-common
Freemen's Common is part of The City accommodation and provides a welcoming neighbourhood to live, study and socialise just a 5 minute walk from the main University campus. Students can take advantage of a games area, cinema suite, café/bar and plenty of open spaces.
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Leicester academic leads study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/when-should-blood-transfusions-be-given-after-cardiac-surgery
Professor Gavin Murphy (pictured), British Heart Foundation (BHF) Professor of Cardiac Surgery in our Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at Leicester is the lead author of a new study that has shown that patients having heart surgery do not benefit if doctors wait until a...
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/about/athena-swan
The Department of Molecular and Cell Biology at the University of Leicester is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and in 2018 was successful in achieving a Silver award.
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Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
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Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
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Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
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ab520
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/andrew_blain/
Astrophysics seminar – Wed 9th Nov 3pm LTA Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2022 This week’s in person astrophysics seminar will be by Sam Gill (Warwick). Sam will be around in Leicester from about 11am to 6pm.
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Leicester graduate launches space career with NASA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/01/leicester-graduate-launches-space-career-with-nasa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 February 2021 Congratulations to Leicester PhD student Daniel Watters, a PhD student from Leicester’s Earth Observation Science Group, has been awarded a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship at the NASA...
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Suite of Richard III videos made available to the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/suite-of-richard-iii-videos-made-available-to-the-public
The University has made a suite of documentary footage available to media and the public ahead of the reburial of King Richard III on Thursday 26 March.
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Suzie Imber live in Conversation with Tim Peake
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/14/suzie-imber-live-in-conversation-with-tim-peake/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 14 October 2020 Leicester’s Dr. Suzie Imber hosted a live conversation with UK Astronaut Tim Peake, from the Science Museum on October 15th.