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People
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/people
The International Ocean Discovery Program (IODP) team at Leicester comprises an active research community and the Leicester branch of the European Petrophysics Consortium (EPC).
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New BHF-funded research could predict the growth of life-threatening aneurysms before it is too late
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/07-aneurysms
Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm Illustration of abdominal arteries with two different types of aneurysm 425|Research funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) at the University of Leicester could reduce the risk of death from a...
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David Watkin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/david-watkin
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr David Watkin, who was instrumental in the founding of Leicester Medical School. The following obituary, by David's daughter Sally Watkin, originally appeared in the BMJ.
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/new-approaches-to-the-material-world/arch-i-scan/news-and-events
Arch-I-Scan Colloquium and Workshop – Artificial Intelligence and Pottery Identification and Analyses College Court, Leicester Thursday- Friday 20th-21st April 2023 Marking the approaching end of the Arch-I-Scan project, this colloquium provided a great occasion to...
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Philippa Lambden
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/philippa-lambden
The University has learned with sadness of the death of Philippa Lambden, former manager of Stanhope House Day Nursery. This facility on Regent Road was once owned by the University and was used by many staff.
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Leicester’s Centenary Scholars celebrate role in University’s first Century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/centenary-scholar
100 Citizens of Change Scholarships, worth up to £7,500, were awarded to students who submitted videos answering the question ‘what do you want to change?’.
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Arch-I-Scan blog Museum of London Archaeology photography in times of COVID-19 – University of Leice
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/03/25/pottery-in-times-of-covid-19/
Arch-I-Scan project's photography session at Museum of London Archaeology in times of COVID-19
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Archaeology: The Essentials
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar1007
Module code: AR1007 What is an archaeologist? Where does the discipline of Archaeology come from and how is it organised? What techniques do we use to identify traces of past social life? How do we recover those traces through survey and excavation? How...
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Link between hibernation in animals and Alzheimers prevention identified
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/link-between-hibernation-in-animals-and-alzheimers-prevention-identified
Research by scientists at the Medical Research Council’s Toxicology Unit, based at the University, has identified a protective mechanism that kicks in when body temperature is lowered, activating a process that prevents the loss of brain cells and the connections between them.
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Could scream power meet Britains energy requirements
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/could-screams-meet-britains-energy-requirements
Screams extracted from the population of Britain, as seen in the Disney and Pixar film Monsters, Inc,. could theoretically be used to generate enough energy to power the country, according to a Natural Sciences student from the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science.