Search

14154 results for: ‘museum studies’

• A Catalyst for Change

  https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/catalyst-for-change

  An innovative project to take museum collections out to those communities which the museum service had failed to reach

• University celebrates research with Doctoral College Week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-doctoral-college-week

  The University of Leicester’s postgraduate research students, early career researchers and research staff were celebrated in a range of events for Doctoral College Week, which took place from 18 to 22 March 2019.

• Joanna Story

  https://le.ac.uk/people/joanna-story

  Professor Joanna Story researches early medieval history, with her work on early medieval manuscripts and art helping to improve our understanding of early European history and culture.

• Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer

  An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently launched technology to evaluate a potential new biomarker for prediction of disease progression in women with breast cancer.

• Study provides further evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/study-provides-further-evidence-that-statins-could-prevent-blood-clots-in-the-veins

  Further evidence has been found by researchers from the Universities of Leicester and Bristol to suggest statins could “significantly reduce” the occurrence of blood clotting in certain parts of the body.

• Past events

  https://le.ac.uk/country-house-technology/events/past-events

  Organisations and events to which the project team have contributed 2021 Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for The Trevithick Society, 11 June 2021, 6pm (delivered remotely) Like a well-oiled machine? Lecture for English Heritage Volunteers, 3 June 2021, 6pm...

• A 10 minute walk a day could add a year to your life – study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/brisk-walk

  A longer, healthier life could be as little as a ten-minute walk away, according to the findings of a new study conducted by researchers funded by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) at the University of...

• Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid

  Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.

• Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo

  The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly acceptable new study shows.

• 2024

  https://le.ac.uk/victorian-studies/events/spring-seminar-series/archive/2024

  Archive programme for the Centre for Victorian Studies 2024 Seminar Programme.