Search
-
An architects view of the Centre for Medicine project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/an-architect2019s-view-of-the-centre-for-medicine-project
A leading architectural magazine has run a lengthy feature on the University’s Centre for Medicine project, detailing the array of innovative features that contributed to the building’s title of largest Passivhaus building in the UK.
-
Leicester pupils learn about research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-pupils-learn-about-research
Pupils from Beaumont Leys School had a guided tour around the Leicester Diabetes Centre, based at Leicester General Hospital, as part of a study into the prevention of Type 2 diabetes in young people.
-
Legacy of Smigielski on post-war central Leicester to be explored in symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/smigielski-symposium-to-explore-planning-of-post-war-central-leicester
Our University will be holding a symposium in partnership with the Leicester City Council on town planning and the historic environment in the post-war era since the 1960s.
-
Cutting ourselves out of the worlds largest economic bloc would undermine our position as a global leader in science and innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/cutting-ourselves-out-of-the-world2019s-largest-economic-bloc-would-undermine-our-position-as-a-global-leader-in-science-and-innovation
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle (pictured) has joined 95 other UK university Vice-Chancellors in outlining why universities are stronger in Europe.
-
Festival of Social Science offer insights into how social science research influences everyday life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/30-festival-of-socsci
The University of Leicester will host a series of free, public events over 2-9 November 2019 – on campus and across the city – as part of this year’s Festival of Social Science.
-
Maths meets art in unique collaboration around minimal surfaces
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/04-maths-meets-art
A unique collaboration between mathematicians and artists takes place at the Attenborough Arts Centre on Thursday 5 September.
-
Need for better treatment of heart failure patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/need-for-better-treatment-of-heart-failure-patients
A new study has highlighted the need for better treatment of heart disease patients suffering from additional chronic conditions.
-
Space scientists contribute to out of this world exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/space-scientists-contribute-to-out-of-this-world-exhibition
Visitors to the National Space Centre will be able to see a brand new exhibition on display from 10 March to 8 April.
-
Genetic properties help identify illegally traded tropical hardwood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/genetic-properties-help-identify-illegally-traded-tropical-hardwood
Around 30-90 percent of all tropical hardwood is logged illegally. Checks on the origin of wood, however thorough, are not particularly effective because documentation may be fraudulent.
-
Tackling religiously motivated hate affecting university students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/tackling-religiously-motivated-hate-affecting-university-students
Initiatives designed to tackle the rise of hate and extremism in the UK and beyond have received a vital boost from the Office for Students (OfS).