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• Engineer creates open-source ventilator for COVID-19 patients

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/ventilator

  A University of Leicester-based engineer has created an innovative new ventilator designed to help COVID-19 patients.

• University wins support for out of the box ideas

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas

  Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money. The University has been successful in obtaining grants totalling £1M from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support research into new medicines.

• I’m an Engineer! I’m a Scientist!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/30/im-an-engineer-im-a-scientist/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 November 2020 PhD student Sam Frampton explains this excellent chance to engage with school students online, answer questions, and win money for outreach.

• Leicester mathematician takes his research to Parliament

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/22-mathematician-research-parliament

  Nicholas Williams, a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Leicester, attended Parliament to present his mathematics research to a range of politicians and a panel of expert judges as part of STEM for Britain on Wednesday 13 March 2019.

• Mahendra Chouhan

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/mahendra-chouhan

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mahendra Chouhan, a member of the cleaning staff at Space Park Leicester, who passed away on 16 February 2024.

• Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts in panel debate

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/former-universities-and-science-minister-david-willetts-in-panel-debate

  Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, who is an honorary graduate of our University and delivered the inaugural Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture, is to return to campus to celebrate the official launch of his latest book, A University Education.

• Museum Studies students host an experiment in the Gallery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/museum-studies-students-host-an-experiment-in-the-gallery

  An exhibition by students in our School of Museum Studies is being held in the Gallery at De Montfort University, the first public exhibition to result from a collaboration between our two local universities.

• New Years Honours University links

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-years-honours-university-links

  Members of our University have again been recognised in The Queen’s New Year’s Honours. Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, who discovered genetic fingerprinting at this University, has been has been appointed as a Companion of Honour (CH).

• Careers and employability

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/postgraduate/careers-employability

  A postgraduate qualification from the University of Leicester School of Business is an investment in your future.

• Economics of the Oscars

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/03/13/economics-of-the-oscars/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 13, 2018 As the winners of the Academy awards 2018 have been announced, here are some social science sites for locating materials on the economics of the Oscars.