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Expert opinions cover Euroscepticism Brexit and Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-euroscepticism-brexit-and-jupiters-great-red-spot
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has co-authored an article about how Brexit has changed the public debate in redefining Euroscepticism.
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Leicester research tests fundamental laws of physics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-research-tests-fundamental-laws-of-physics
A study that will ‘test our understanding of how the Universe works, particularly outside the relatively narrow confines of our planet’ is being undertaken by an international team of researchers led by our University.
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Our academics present at British Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-academics-present-at-british-science-festival
Researchers have revealed a revolutionary DNA swab they predict will increase prosecutions of sexual violence perpetrators on a global scale.
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Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all
It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.
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The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture
A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.
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DNA and family history explored in public lecture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/dna-and-family-history-explored-in-public-lecture
The Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society will host a lecture on the relationship between surnames and the paternally-inherited Y chromosome from Professor Mark Jobling on Monday 6 March.
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Leicester Professor elected Chairman of the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-professor-elected-chairman-of-the-board-of-the-british-journal-of-anaesthesia
Professor David Lambert (pictured) of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been elected to Chair the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA). The BJA is the #1 journal in category with an impact factor of 5.616.
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Easter eggs hot cross buns and the microorganisms that help create them
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/easter-eggs-hot-cross-buns-and-the-microorganisms-that-help-create-them
With supermarket shelves filled with chocolate at this time of year, little thought goes into how the humble cocoa bean eventually becomes the popular Easter egg.
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Psychology annual lecture to explore controversy surrounding cognitive neuroscience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/psychology-annual-lecture-to-explore-controversy-surrounding-cognitive-neuroscience
Controversy surrounding the extent to which detailed information about brain activity can enhance our understanding of ourselves and how we tick will be examined at the annual Sluckin Lecture on 3 May.
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Leicester academic awarded grant for project exploring animal welfare in research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-academic-awarded-grant-for-project-exploring-animal-welfare-in-research
An academic at the University has been awarded a grant from the National Centre for the Replacement , Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) for a new research project.