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Stem cell research to help fight brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/stem-cell-research-to-help-fight-brittle-bone-disease-osteogenesis-imperfecta
A study involving Professor Raymond Dalgleish (pictured) from the Department of Genetics is to be conducted for the first time involving the transplantation of stem cells into foetuses with the brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which causes repeated...
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Monday 7th January 2013 Sol 150
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/07/monday-7th-january-2013-sol-150/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 7, 2013 The recent images of sedimentary rocks at Yellowknife are creating a lot of interest within and beyond the MSL science team.
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Student and alumnus to take on 3100 mile trek across the USA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/student-and-alumnus-to-take-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa
Two amateur hikers from our University are daring to take on a gruelling walk across the diverse landscape of the United States, documenting the extraordinary environments that they travel through.
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Leicester Centre for Mental Health Workshop to take place
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-joins-forced-with-de-montfort-university-and-leicester-partnership-trust-to-organise-workshop-on-the-leicester-centre-for-mental-health
Our University is involved with a new initiative to strengthen Mental Health research and education. In collaboration with De Montfort University and Leicester Partnership Trust, a workshop has been organised to take place on 13 October.
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Pick up the pace! New study finds slow walkers four times more likely to die from Covid-19
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/slow-walk-covid
Slow walkers are almost four times more likely to die from COVID-19 and have over twice the risk of contracting a severe version of the virus, according to a team of researchers from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre led by...
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Students and staff express their delight at meeting The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/29-student-staff-delight-meeting-duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge
Students discuss their experiences of meeting Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
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Leicester rated in top 10 cities to start a sustainable tech business
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-rated-in-top-10-cities-to-start-a-sustainable-tech-business
Leicester has been rated in the top 10 cities in the UK to start a sustainable tech business. The list, compiled by Business Zone, highlights Leicester among the cities leading the way by setting the right foundations for success.
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24th July 2017 Sol 1765 Solar Conjunction
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/07/24/24th-july-2017-sol-1765-solar-conjunction/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 24, 2017 No new photos from Mars Science laboratory. Why? We have reached Solar Conjunction – this is the time in the planets’ orbits when Mars is obscured from the Earth by the Sun.
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Team to take on the Three Peaks Challenge in 24 hours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/team-to-take-on-the-three-peaks-challenge-in-24-hours
A team of students is preparing to climb the highest peaks in Scotland, England and Wales to raise awareness of mental health issues.
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Our students take part in European Central Bank QA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/our-students-take-part-in-european-central-bank-q-a
Students on our School of Business Intermediate Macroeconomics 2 module led by Professor Panicos Demetriades, took part in a live Twitter Question and Answer session with The European Central Bank’s (ECB) Executive Board Member and Chief Economist Peter Praet on Thursday...