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                    Asthma pill targets airway muscles to decrease attackshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-asthma-pill asthma pills asthmatic person holding an inhaler|Results from a phase II clinical trial, experimental work on cells and computational modelling have together shown why the first pill for asthma in 20 years can help reduce asthma attacks. 
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                    University of Leicester Chancellor to deliver Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectureshttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/university-leicester-chancellor-maggie-royal-institution-christmas-lectures University of Leicester Chancellor, Dr Dame Maggie Aderin-Pocock, will give this year’s Christmas Lectures from the Royal Institution. 
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                    Geologyhttps://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/geology Find your research degree supervisor in Geology at Leicester. 
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                    Nuclear Graphitehttps://le.ac.uk/cse/research/facilities/hercules/case-studies/nuclear-graphite Preparation of free-standing pillar Nuclear Graphite Graphite is hugely important for the construction of both historical and modern nuclear reactors [1], acting as a neutron moderator. 
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                    First evidence for Julius Caesars invasion of Britain discovered by Leicester teamhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/first-evidence-for-julius-caesars-invasion-of-britain-discovered-by-leicester-team The first evidence for Julius Caesar’s invasion of Britain has been discovered by a team from our School of Archaeology and Ancient History. The findings will be explored as part of the BBC Four’s Digging For Britain on Wednesday 29 November at 9:00PM. 
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                    Undergraduatehttps://le.ac.uk/geography/study/undergraduate Studying Geography at the University of Leicester will enhance and broaden your academic knowledge, develop your communication skills and provide excellent career opportunities. Find out more about our undergraduate courses. 
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                    Prisoners, Punishment and Torturehttps://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/prisoners-punishment-and-torture This project brought leading edge thinking in the field of interpretive design to offer visitors emotionally engaging experiences of the highest quality. 
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                    Leicester geoscientist makes expedition to the site of Japanese earthquakehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/japan A University of Leicester geoscientist is joining the crew of a science vessel investigating the site of the 2011 Tohoku earthquake in Japan. 
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                    University historian drives successful campaign for Leicestershire flaghttps://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/leicestershire-flag Professor Shipley formed the idea of establishing a flag for Leicestershire in 2014, when he noticed that around half of England’s 39 historic counties had adopted flags in the previous decade or so, and that soon Leicestershire would be one of the few without one. 
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                    Leicester students win out of this world competition for satellite ideashttps://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/satellife A team of students from Leicester has won thousands of pounds in a competition run by the UK Space Agency calling for innovative ideas on how satellites can improve life on Earth.