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Efforts to establish laws for space boosted by Ukraine partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/space-law-conference
Conference tackling law and international co-operation in space hosted at University of Leicester, organised by expert in space law who fled Ukraine for Leicester.
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A tribute to Professor Tony Gershlick
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/tribute-to-professor-tony-gershlick
Professor Anthony (Tony) Gershlick, a Consultant Cardiologist at Glenfield Hospital and Professor of Interventional Cardiology, has died aged 69.
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Leicester link to Nobel Prize winners
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-link-to-nobel-prize-winners
In the latest announcement from the Nobel Prize committee, US academics Jeffrey Hall, Michael Rosbash at Brandeis University, Boston and Mike Young at Rockefeller University, New York, have received the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries of...
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New research suggests a simple blood test could improve the early detection of lung cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/12-research-blood-test-detect-lung-cancer-mrc
A patient having a blood test|University of Leicester researchers hope earlier diagnosis could improve prognosis New research led by scientists at the Medical Research Council (MRC) Toxicology Unit and University of Leicester suggests that, by analysing levels of...
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‘Back to the Future’ study informs new Government report
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/31-gov-office-science-foresight-future-mobility-report
A University of Leicester professor has made a major contribution to a new Government report – The Foresight Future of Mobility – being launched today (Thursday 31 January).
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University of Leicester diabetes professors named among nation’s lifesavers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/16-nations-lifesavers
Identifying and preventing diabetes 1b6DMuqdN1c|Professor Kamlesh Khunti and Professor Melanie Davies CBE featured in national campaign.
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Space students to convene at University of Leicester for national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/february/space-student-conference
UK Students for the Exploration and Development of Space to hold the National Student Space Conference on 1-2 March, hosted by University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society
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Insights into safe drinking water to be presented by experts
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/insights-safe-drinking-water-workshop
Workshop will bring together experts from H2OforAll project with water treatment professionals, supported by University of Leicester team who are evaluating technologies to remove disinfection by-products from drinking water
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AI-powered research tackles healthcare inequality for people with learning disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/midland-report-ai-health-outcomes
A new report by the Academy of Social Sciences has showcased research by the University of Leicester and led by Loughborough University on using artificial intelligence to tackle healthcare inequality.
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New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum
Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years