Search
-
Social mobility and child poverty
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/10/23/social-mobility-and-child-poverty/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 23, 2013 The Social Mobility and Child Poverty (SMCP) Commission releases major report .
-
Search the catalogue
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/catalogue
Search the catalogue for resources in the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
-
Surgical interventions to reduce infection risk
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/about/heart-surgery/national-cardiac-surgery-clinical-trials-programme/infection-prevention/risk-factors/patient-risk-assessment/surgical-interventions-to-reduce-infection-risk
To reduce the risk of patient developing an infection the surgical team have a list of actions that are used prior to and during surgery.
-
Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/engineering/about/athena-swan
The Athena SWAN Charter recognises commitment to advancing women's careers in higher education and research in science, technology, engineering, maths and medicine (STEMM).
-
News
https://le.ac.uk/hopkinson-group/news
Browse the news stories from the Hopkinson Group at the University of Leicester.
-
Schoolchildren discover power of genetics at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/schoolchildren-discover-power-of-genetics-at-leicester
Schoolchildren discover power of genetics at Leicester DNA helix|From discovering dead kings to solving murders - 600 schoolchildren learn how science changes lives Hundreds of schoolchildren will turn into super sleuths at our University using genetics to crack codes and...
-
Diabetes milestone for Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/diabetes-milestone-for-leicester-researchers
A method for assessing people’s chances of having or developing Type 2 diabetes created by Leicester researchers has reached a major milestone - one million people have now been through the Know Your Risk section of the Diabetes UK website, which identifies people who may be...
-
Historical photo could be earliest of female geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/historical-photo-could-be-earliest-of-female-geologist
An enigmatic photograph titled ‘The Geologists’ showing a lady and a gentleman in front of some rocks is believed to have been taken at Chudleigh in Devon around 1843 by the pioneer photographer William H. F. Talbot.
-
University receives funding for groundbreaking research in global health and development
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-receives-funding-for-groundbreaking-research-in-global-health-and-development
Professor Martha Clokie (pictured) from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has been awarded funding to develop bacteriophages to target bacterial infant diarrhoea in the developing world where it causes significant mortality.
-
Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys to be guest speaker at unique fundraising event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-to-be-guest-speaker-at-unique-fundraising-event
Students and academics are invited to attend the Science Museum’s IMAX Theatre in London on Monday 16 May 2016 and spend an evening with the inventor of forensic DNA fingerprinting and emeritus professor, Sir Alec Jeffreys. The event, starting at 7.