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Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified
Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.
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Score calculator
https://le.ac.uk/parca-r/score-calculator
Access the Parent Report of Children’s Abilities-Revised (PARCA-R) score calculator through the University of Leicester.
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Team Leicester champion gender equality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/team-leicester-champion-gender-equality
The University's Sport and Active Life team have officially launched new sports kits that include the #HeForShe logo in support of the University’s commitment to the global solidarity movement for gender equality led by UN Women.
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Africa Research Group launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group
The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in Diaspora and African Heritage communities.
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The project team
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/consuming-authenticities/the-project-team
The project draws on academic expertise from several disciplines, including history, post-colonial literature, linguistics and anthropology, and a key partner, the People’s Collection Wales.
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Expert opinions cover Eurosceptics Poland and South African politics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/expert-opinions-cover-eurosceptics-poland-and-south-african-politics
In an article for The Conversation, James Hamill discusses how Jacob Zuma’s departure is good news for the ANC and bad news for the opposition in South Africa.
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A Promising Future: Convict Voyages to Western Australia by Kellie Moss
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/10/06/a-promising-future-convict-voyages-to-western-australia-by-kellie-moss/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in Carceral Archipelago on October 6, 2014 During a recent research trip to the State Library of Western Australia I had the opportunity to examine the journal compiled by William Smith, Surgeon Superintendent, on board the Merchantman’s second...
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In the Land of the Blind the One-eyed Man is King
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2020/05/07/in-the-land-of-the-blind-the-one-eyed-man-is-king/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on May 7, 2020 This morning I watched a Youtube Video (hey, aren’t I down with the kids ), about a researcher advocating the view that communications about the Covid-19 pandemic are being manipulated to force people...
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Library Café
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/library
Find out more about the Delicious food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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Is the Treasury being Economic with the truth about Brexit?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/06/03/is-the-treasury-being-economic-with-the-truth-about-brexit/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 3, 2016 Recently the UK government claimed that a possible UK exit from Europe would have an immediate economic impact.