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Undergraduate
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/teaching/undergraduate
Undergraduate teaching of microbiology within the school of biological sciences and the University of Leicester. Introducing students to study and research within microbial sciences and infectious disease.
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University involved in project to help children with asthma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-involved-in-project-to-help-children-with-asthma
Owlstone Medical, a diagnostics company, has announced it has developed and received CE mark approval for a paediatric version of the company’s disease breathalyzer, ReCIVA™, which is now being used in EMBER (the East Midlands Breathomics Pathology Node).
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Groundbreaking ceremony gets the 158 million renovation of historic Brookfield House formally underway
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/groundbreaking-ceremony-gets-the-ps15-8-million-renovation-of-historic-brookfield-house-formally-underway
The University of Leicester and Henry Boot Construction Ltd marked the official start of construction at our Brookfield Campus with a traditional groundbreaking ceremony.
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Top 100 UK employers increasingly target students from our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/top-100-uk-employers-increasingly-target-students-from-our-university
The UK’s 100 best-known graduate employers are increasingly targeting students from our University according to a major new report on the graduate job market. Leicester has risen to its highest ever ranking - 23rd - among UK universities with the most sought-after students.
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From English sparkling wine to digital protests in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/from-english-sparkling-wine-to-digital-protests-in-china
In the latest in a series of opinion pieces Drs Sarah Robinson and Elke Weik from the School of Management have written an article for the Management is Too Important Not to Debate blog discussing what makes English sparkling wine so special.
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A garden fit for a king
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/a-garden-fit-for-a-king
The University’s Special Collections houses an exceptional collection of rare books and prints from the 17th century, which throws light on the life of diarist and writer John Evelyn, who documented major events during his lifetime – including the last major epidemic of the...
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Nick Standen
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2020/nick-standen
Noel Davies and Ian Forsythe write: Nick Standen, Professor of Physiology at the University of Leicester, died after a long illness on 2 April 2020 (born 8 December 1949).
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University to mark death of fallen soldier who played a part in its founding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-to-mark-death-of-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding
Our University is marking the 100th anniversary of the death in action during the First World War of a brave soldier who played a part in its founding.
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New collaboration sees Museum Studies students access vast Arts Council Collection
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/new-collaboration-sees-museum-studies-students-access-vast-arts-council-collection
Boundaries will be crossed and relationships formed in a new exhibition by University of Leicester students that will feature internationally celebrated artworks.
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New robot to detect Parkinson’s disease could be used on humans in the next 5 years
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/parkinsons-robot
Parkinson’s disease is caused by a loss of nerve cells in part of the brain called the substantia nigra. As a result, dopamine – a chemical that helps to regulate movement of the body – drops.