Search
-
Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery
Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide. While short-term results of surgery are excellent, many patients fail to obtain long-term benefits the reasons for which remain unclear.
-
Learn some showstopper science with Bake Off stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/josh-webinar
Dr Josh Smalley is joined by 2022 Great British Bake Off winner Dr Syabira Yusoff for an online event on 11 February that will explore the science behind their bakes
-
Developers of the world’s first interactive space suit make Space Park Leicester their first UK base
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/world-first-interactive-space-suit-space-park-leicester-uk-base
Innovative company Spacewear joins the University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park
-
Christina Cazalet
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/christina-cazalet
It is with great sadness that we have learnt of the death of Christina Cazalet, Undergraduate Programmes Administrator in the School of Psychology. Christina passed away after a short illness on Sunday 24 May. She is survived by her husband, Michael.
-
University of Leicester space scientists celebrate success for Gaia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/university-of-leicester-space-scientists-celebrate-success-for-gaia
University of Leicester space scientists are celebrating success after the Gaia project, which aims to create a highly accurate 3D map of our galaxy, picked up two prestigious awards for best Space Achievement and best Space Industry/Project Team.
-
Government funding for National Space Park development announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/government-funding-for-universitys-national-space-park-development-announced
The University-led National Space Park has been allocated £12.87 million in funding as part of the Government's Midlands Engine Strategy. The Leicester & Leicestershire Enterprise Partnership (LLEP) has been allocated £25.
-
Gene mutations and cancer
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer
This topic is covered by means of a series of podcasts which have been developed by the clinical genetics department at the Leicester Royal Infirmary, in conjunction with GENIE.
-
Articulate
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/articulate
In 2008, the National Gallery commissioned RCMG to evaluate the second phase of Articulate, their secondary school literacy programme.
-
GP numbers associated with life expectancy in England, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/gp-numbers
Patients with access to fully qualified GPs, higher funding of general practices and increased continuity of care, live longer according to new research by a University of Leicester academic.
-
Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/hot-jupiters
An international team of space scientists have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy. University of Leicester PhD researcher Rosanna Tilbrook led and co-authored the study alongside colleagues in the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, the USA and South Africa.