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Severe asthma symptoms worsen when treated with psoriasis medicine, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/risankizumab
A medicine licensed to treat psoriasis worsened symptoms in patients with severe asthma, according to trial results published today in the New England Journal of Medicine.
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Rest in Pieces: The story of a hanged woman and her journey to becoming a museum object. By Ali Well
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/07/27/rest-in-pieces/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on July 27, 2016 When referring to “skeletons in the cupboard” we rarely expect these to be literally true, but in the case of Mary Ann Higgins and the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry, it is.
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Peter Jackson
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/peter-jackson
The University has learned, with great sadness, of the death of Professor Peter Jackson, one of the longest serving members of our academic staff. A funeral service for Professor Jackson will be held at 12.
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Research shows new way lungs respond in asthma attacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/research-shows-new-way-lungs-respond-in-asthma-attacks
A team led by Professor Andrew Tobin (Department of Molecular and Cell Biology) and Dr Yassine Amrani (Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation) has discovered a new way in which the lungs operate during asthma that could lead to new treatments for...
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Lesley Davis
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/lesley-davis
We have learned, with deep sadness, of the death of Lesley Davis, a much-loved and respected member of the Library Services team, who passed away on 6 January 2025. The funeral will take place at Loughborough Crematorium on Thursday 30 January at 4.30pm.
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The Lives of Others, Staff Blogs, University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/performingcitizenship/2015/03/26/the-lives-of-others/
Posted by Maria Rovisco in Performing Citizenship on March 26, 2015 The Lives of Others – A commentary on Anthony Minghella’s Breaking and Entering (2006) This is a short commentary that I have written for the workshop ‘Bordering Strangeness’ organized by Chris Rumford...
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The World that Management Made
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2016/04/20/the-world-that-management-made/
Posted by Gibson Burrell in School of Business Blog on April 20, 2016 Robert MacFarlane’s excellent piece on the ‘Anthropocene’ age in a recent issue of The Guardian deserves attention in a number of ways.
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Senate regulation 13: Emergency regulation
https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-13
Downloadable version of Senate Regulation 13 (PDF, 437KB) Introduction 13.1 This Regulation explains the measures the University can take when its academic activities suffer significant disruption due to serious and unexpected events outside of its control. 13.
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Chinese Prisoners on Cockatoo Island, Sydney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2017/06/21/chinese-prisoners-cockatoo-island/
Chinese prisoners and former gold-diggers who were imprisoned on Cockatoo Island in Sydney (New South Wales). Explores how they were disadvantaged within the colonial justice system and how they resisted imprisonment.
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Joseph Bartholomew MA
https://le.ac.uk/ulas/about/our-team/joseph-bartholomew
Learn more about our Senior Supervisor of ULAS, Leon Hunt.