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International studies confirm positive effects of weight loss medicine for people with obesity-related heart failure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/obesity
The results of two studies, led by Professor Melanie Davies, Director of the NIHR Leicester BRC and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre, using weight loss medication, semaglutide, have now been published
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Pioneering approach in family courts to support domestic abuse victims better
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/family-court-support
The UK Government has begun a pilot pioneering an approach in family courts to support victims of domestic abuse, informed by Leicester research.
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A Historical Long View of Posthumous Harm: Comparing organ snatching to body-snatching. By Floris To
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/05/16/organ-and-body-snatching/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on May 16, 2016 Improper Procurement and Retention Taking organs of dead children without parental permission at Alder Hey is a practice The Economist (2001) dubbed the ‘return of the body-snatchers’.
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Mechanical Engineering MEng
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mechanical-engineering-meng/2026
New biomedical technologies. More effective pollution control systems. Mechanical engineering projects are evolving by the day. This degree will help you stay ahead of the curve, while also setting you up to become a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
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Celebrating International Women in Engineering Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/women-in-engineering
University of Leicester engineers Dr Jinning Zhang and Dr Emine Celiker speak on their experience in the discipline and the importance of more women working in science
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BSL Level 1: Part 1
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/british-sign-language/level-1-part-1
British Sign Language Part 1 course at Leicester University
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Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities Foundation Year
https://le.ac.uk/courses/social-sciences-arts-and-humanities-foundation-year/2026
During this full-time Integrated Foundation Year, you’ll build the academic skills to confidently step into one of our Social Sciences, Arts, or Humanities degrees—while exploring a variety of subjects along the way.
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A Week in the World of Waugh
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/07/18/a-week-in-the-world-of-waugh/
Posted by isabellacaldwell in Waugh and Words on July 18, 2014 David Wilson Library When journeying to Leicester on Monday morning, I was somewhat daunted by the prospect of the future week, a week where I would be experiencing the working life of the research associates...
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Effigies, Real Bodies and Iconoclasm. By Sarah Tarlow
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/02/08/effigies-real-bodies-and-iconoclasm-by-sarah-tarlow/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on February 8, 2016 Last week I was in Chester to examine a PhD thesis there (congratulations to Dr Ruth Nugent – the third person to complete a PhD in the young and dynamic archaeology department there,...
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Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching: Academic and staff blogs from the Uni
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/page/8/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester