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Leicester academic acknowledged by UN for contributions to peace and inclusivity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/sarah-jane-fox
Dr Sarah Jane Fox has been recognised for her work on using drones for peaceful purposes.
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Discovery of a new gene enables the diagnosis for patients with rare lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/hirst
As part of a large international research collaboration, scientists at the University of Leicester have helped identify a new candidate gene involved in the development of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD).
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SEE ME AS ME exhibition launched at Attenborough Arts Centre as part of British Museum youth engagement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/see-me-as-me
SEE ME AS ME features a mix of film, sculpture, creative writing and music – all created and curated by the team of young adults, with support from the creative team of Attenborough Arts Centre and Pedestrian.
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/miri-commissioning
A first image from MIRI was released by NASA in April, giving space scientists a glimpse of the instrument’s capabilities. The first science observations using JWST are expected to commence in July.
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Research to highlight “seldom heard voices” of womb cancer patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/seldom-heard-voices
Researchers exploring the impact of womb cancer on different ethnic groups are recruiting patients to the first study of its kind in the UK.
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Why the universal age-happiness ‘U-shape’ is a myth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/u-shape-happiness
New research shows that happiness often does not increase as people get older.
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Call for volunteers to help preserve treasure trove of East Midlands history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/sounds-for-the-future
A £250,000 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund will help archivists and volunteers secure the future of the East Midlands Oral History Archive.
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Centenary tree planting helps Borough’s competition chances to bloom
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/botanic-bloom
Dr Richard Gornall, Director of the Botanic Garden & Curator of the Herbarium at the University of Leicester, said: “We are thankful to the borough of Wigston and Oadby for its donation to the garden which marks the centenary of the University of Leicester.
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Open minds
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/open-minds
The Open Minds education programme worked with young people aged from 7-18 years to introduce new audiences to Harewood.
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Gill's dissertation
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/undergraduate/dissertations/gill
Read about Gill’s dissertation, Male Identities in the Roman Provinces of Britain and Germany in the 1st – 3rd Centuries CE: A Comparative Analysis.