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HumanKind
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/humankind
We are looking afresh at Calke Abbey’s past, reassessing the stories told about this place and exploring their potential to foster more meaningful connections.
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New DNA analysis helps bust 200-year-old royal conspiracy theory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/kaspar-hauser
DNA analysis carried out at University of Leicester refutes the theory that Kaspar Hauser was a ‘lost prince’ of the House of Baden.
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Scientists explore complex pattern of tipping points in the Atlantic’s current system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/atlantic-tipping-points
New mathematical modelling by University of Leicester of the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation – a system of ocean currents – shows greater complexity than previously thought, revealing a hierarchy of irreversible ‘tipping points’
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AI analysis of urine can predict flare up of lung disease a week in advance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lung-study
A University of Leicester-led study has used artificial intelligence (AI) to analyse patient urine samples and predict when symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will flare up according to a study published today in ERJ Open Research.
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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.
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EU students
https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-arrival/identity-check-visa-checkpoint/visa-checkpoint/eu-students
If you’re an EU, EEA or Swiss citizen you can continue to travel to the UK to study on courses of up to 6 months in duration without needing a visa. You can cross the UK border using a valid passport which should be valid for the whole time you are in the UK.
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Audio heritage in Leicestershire & Rutland
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/10/09/audio-heritage-in-leicestershire-rutland/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on October 9, 2020 This exhibition was in the basement of the University library for the first few months of 2020.
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On the staff: the rocking chair years University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/17/on-the-staff-the-rocking-chair-years/
Posted by Gordon Campbell in School of English Blog on September 17, 2013 In most professions, retirement means stopping work, taking a long holiday, and turning to charitable and leisure pursuits, or possibly to drink.
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Special Collections in the News
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/09/11/special-collections-in-the-news/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on September 11, 2014 While we may be tucked away in the basement of the David Wilson Library there are plenty of exciting discoveries to be made in Special Collections, as recent media interest in our collections demonstrates.
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Editing the Post-Graduate Research Magazine Frontier – by Felicity Easton (PhD researcher)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/07/28/editing-the-post-graduate-research-magazine-frontier-by-felicity-easton-phd-researcher/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on July 28, 2016 The University of Leicester boasts a diverse range of research schools and departments. The life of a post-graduate researcher is usually an inconspicuous one.