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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/weight-loss-drug-hope
Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today.
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Research
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/research
We are structured to support innovative multidisciplinary and multi-method solutions to research questions. In Health Sciences, we conduct high quality scientific research that informs policies and practices aimed at securing people's health and well-being.
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The Spanish Silver Age (1900 to 1950): A Revolution in Language
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sp2042
Module code: SP2042 This module focuses on how different cultural texts (one play, a selection of poems, and one novel) respond to the changes and challenges posed by the experience of modernity within the Spanish context in the period between 1900 and 1950.
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Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime
A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.
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Events archive
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/events/archive
Find out about the past events hosted or promoted by Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.
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Conference World and the Avoidance of Thought
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2015/08/27/conference-world-and-the-avoidance-of-thought/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on August 27, 2015 Having just returned from another major international conference, Professor Martin Parker is coming to suspect that they’re rarely worth the fuss At the beginning of August, what must surely be the largest...
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Research Staff and Early Career Researchers
https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/research-staff
Information on development opportunities for staff, engagement and impact, research effectiveness, quantitative skills, qualitative skills and supporting postgraduate researchers.
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2016 events
https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2016
Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2016.
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Conceptual Art and its Aftermath in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3424
Module code: HA3424 Module Overview This module focuses on art produced in Britain during the last decade, with particular reference to the developments in conceptual art from the 1960s onwards.
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Margaret Byron
https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/margaret-byron
Margaret has held full-time teaching posts in Higher Education for almost 30 years, teaching Geography at undergraduate and postgraduate level.