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Leicester mini workshop, August 2018
https://le.ac.uk/miv/workshop-programme/august-2018-leicester-mini-workshop
We held a mini-workshop for the minimal surfaces project at the University of Leicester in August 2018.
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Ischaemic preconditioning and remote conditioning of cardiac muscle
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/intervention/ischaemic
Our laboratory is interested in ischaemia/reperfusion injury in the heart and how the cardioprotective technique of remote ischaemic conditioning works to both protect the heart against I/R injury but also prevent adverse remodelling of the myocardium following ischemic injury.
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English language requirements
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/entry-reqs/eng-lang-reqs
In addition to the academic entry requirements to study for a research degree at Leicester, you will also need to satisfy the English language entry requirements.
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Attenborough Arts Centre to host exhibitions by Claude Cahun and UK debut of Laura Swanson
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/attenborough-arts-centre-to-host-exhibitions-by-claude-cahun-and-uk-debut-of-laura-swanson
Our Attenborough Arts Centre will be the first venue in the UK to present a solo exhibition by American artist Laura Swanson, alongside the Hayward Touring exhibition of photography by gender-defying artist Claude Cahun (1894 – 1954).
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Blog 2: Impact of the Second World War on University College Leicester. Guest post by Jenni Hunt.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/03/25/blog-2-impact-of-the-second-world-war-on-university-college-leicester-guest-post-by-jenni-hunt/
Posted by vholmes in Library Special Collections on March 25, 2021 Introduction I am currently working on listing the University of Leicester’s administrative archive, as part of the National Lottery Heritage Fund supported “So That They May Have Life” project, celebrating...
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The library in the penal colony: Chekhov’s unsung gift to Sakhalin
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/07/the-library-in-the-penal-colony-chekhovs-unsung-gift-to-sakhalin/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on June 7, 2017 Chekhov’s contribution to the cultural landscape of the Sakhalin penal colony (1868-1905), the establishment of several school libraries containing more than 2,200 volumes for the island’s...
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Protesting against the Vietnam War in October 1965
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/05/protesting-against-the-vietnam-war-in-october-1965/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on October 5, 2015 Fifty years ago, in October 1965, mass demonstrations against the Vietnam War took place in the US and pacifist David J.
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The Dickens Code: Enduring mystery of Dickens shorthand letter solved with crowd-sourced research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/dickens-code-tavistock-letter
The idea that the Tavistock letter was an appeal by Dickens to someone to intervene over a rejected, but legal, advertisement took the researchers back to New York’s Morgan Library & Museum, which holds a manuscript of a letter to Dickens dated 9 May 1859 from Mowbray...
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Uncapitalised ‘learning outcomes’: the tutor and student’s friend – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/09/11/uncapital/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Uncapitalised 'learning outcomes': the tutor and student's friend.
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New blood test for human TB may also identify people most at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-new-tuberculosis-blood-test-tb
A new study conducted by researchers in Leicester and Nottingham has shown the potential for a new blood test to not only diagnose human tuberculosis (TB) but also identify those at most risk of developing the disease, according to findings published in medical journal...