Search
-
Could human tissue be used by researchers in place of animal models
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-human-tissue-be-used-by-researchers-in-place-of-animal-models
Professor Peter Bradding from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation is involved in a research project examining how to expand the use of human lung tissue to reduce the use of animal tissue in research.
-
Study suggests human impact has created a plastic planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/study-suggests-human-impact-has-created-a-2018plastic-planet2019
Planet Earth’s oceans and lands will be buried by increasing layers of plastic waste by the mid-century due to human activity, according to research led by researchers from the Department of Geology.
-
Leicester students crack mystery of Rudolph’s red nose
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/rudolph-redshift
Of all Santa Claus’ reindeer, Rudolph is best known for his bright red nose. But just how fast would he need to travel for his nose to shine its famous scarlet colour? Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer.
-
Representing BAME individuals in Covid-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/bame-individuals
Researchers must ensure people of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) groups are proportionately represented in Covid-19 studies, according to scientists from UK and USA.
-
New research uncovers secrets of space’s mysterious black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/black-hole-vs-white-dwarf
X-ray: NASA/CXO/CSIC-INTA/G.Miniutti et al.; Illustration: NASA/CXC/M. Weiss;|Scientists have uncovered clues into the reasons why mysterious black holes grow in size, after discovering an amazing struggle between a star and a black hole 250,000 light years away.
-
Leicester-based AI firm named Digital Startup of the Year 2024
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/launchpad
Leicester graduate, Anuj Ashar's business Launchpad AI has made waves at the StartUp Awards 2024.
-
Sociology
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/sociology
Find your research degree supervisor in Sociology at Leicester.
-
New research reveals the man behind Samuel Pepys’s love for portraits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/27-samuel-pepys-portraits
Samuel Pepys, the Restoration diarist who meticulously documented his life in 1660s London, also documented himself in other ways – through portraits.
-
Genetic architecture of heart disease
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/heart-matters
World-changing research at the forefront of common cardiovascular diseases.
-
Year abroad
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/study/undergraduate/year-abroad
Undergraduate students in American Studies at the University have the opportunity to spend their third year undertaking an approved course of study at one of our partner universities in the United States or Canada. Find out more.