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Increasing attendance at libraries and leisure centres
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/increasing-attendance-at-libraries-and-leisure-centre
New research has identified potential ways to encourage public attendance at libraries and leisure centres.
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Leicester geneticists involved in research into the UKs leading cause of food poisoning
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-geneticists-involved-in-research-into-the-uks-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning
Geneticists at the University are involved in new research, led by the University of Liverpool, which reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan.
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Research suggests people who want to prevent immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/research-suggests-people-who-want-to-prevent-immigration-to-the-uk-are-less-happy-than-those-who-welcome-it
People who want to stop further immigration to the UK are less happy than those who welcome it, and politicians are part of the reason for this, new research shows.
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Sanctuary-background staff and fellows
https://le.ac.uk/cite/sanctuary-seekers-unit/people/sanctuary-background
In the news Ukrainian mum finds sanctuary and a career lifeline at the University of Leicester.
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One in three people with Type 2 diabetes fail to take their medication research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/more-than-one-in-three-people-with-type-2-diabetes-fail-to-take-their-medication-research-shows
More than one in three people with Type 2 diabetes fail to take their medication, according to a new study by researchers from the Leicester Diabetes Centre.
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Record funding Leverhulme Centre for Humanity and Space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/record-funding-leverhulme-centre-for-humanity-and-space
New Centre aims to increase the understanding of how humans engage with and experience space
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National planetary science conference launches in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/bpsc2024-conference
The British Planetary Science Conference 2024 launches at Space Park Leicester
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Leicester professor receives prestigious midwifery award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-midwifery-award-professor-jayne-marshall
Professor Jayne Marshall, Foundation Professor of Midwifery in the School of Allied Health Professions at the University of Leicester, was awarded the prestigious Achievement Award at the 2019 Midlands Maternity and Midwifery Festival Awards on Tuesday 9 April 2019 at King...
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University of Leicester's Sports Grounds Team win prestigious award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/02-sports-award
Professional excellence at the University is recognised with another national award
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Leicester academics explore possible BAME and COVID-19 link
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/bame-covid-bmj
In a new paper published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), academics at the University of Leicester highlighted possible reasons why people from BAME backgrounds may have a higher incidence and severity of COVID-19.