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Government review identifies harmful impact of overprescription
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/overprescription
A healthcare improvement expert based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Government report which suggests many patients are being prescribed unnecessary and even harmful treatments.
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Japan
https://le.ac.uk/study/international-students/countries/asia/japan
We welcome students from Japan. Find out about entry requirements, the Japanese student community and other country-specific information.
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The Media on Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ms3014
Module code: MS3014 This module engages in analysing how various media forms are represented and interrogated through film. The theoretical heart of the enquiry is a postmodernist one, thinking about intertextuality and (self)reflexivities in and across media texts.
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Five shortlisted from University of Leicester in the UK’s only awards for technicians in academia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/papin-prize-shortlist
Five individuals and teams from the University of Leicester are in the running for Papin Prizes, dedicated to celebrating technical excellence and innovation in higher education and research.
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Jupiters vivid auroras captured by Hubble
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/jupiters-vivid-auroras-captured-by-hubble
Astronomers are using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope to study auroras — stunning light shows in a planet’s atmosphere — on the poles of the largest planet in the Solar System, Jupiter.
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Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB)
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/awerb
The Division of Biomedical Services licence with the Home Office ensures that each breeding, supplying and user establishment has an Animal Welfare and Ethical Review Body (AWERB) in place.
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French Urban Space: From City of Lights to the Banlieue
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/fr2046
Module code: FR2046 The city of Paris has long been known as the ‘City of Lights’ because of the key role it has played in bringing together artists, writers and great thinkers.
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Critical gaps in antenatal care identified in cases of term stillbirths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/critical-gaps-in-antenatal-care-identified-in-cases-of-term-stillbirths
A new study launched today has revealed key steps for hospitals to improve care for pregnant mums and babies.
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Phage genomics
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/phage-genomics
Phage genomics is the study and function of bacteriophage genomes. This is achieved by the sequencing of phage isolates, identification of prophages within bacterial genomes or through metagenomics.
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Spring 2024 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/spring-2024
Dear Members of the Patient and Carer Group, I am sure like me you are longing for the warm Spring days to come soon- it has been a long wet and miserable Winter. I hope that we can all enjoy Spring and Summer when they finally arrive.