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  • Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge

    The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.

  • A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth

    Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.

  • Could Pegasus really fly

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly

    In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.

  • Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme

    A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.

  • The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

    The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

  • Superhero vision measures water quality of lakes from space

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018superhero-vision2019-measures-water-quality-of-lakes-from-space

    An international team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human...

  • Learn about cutting-edge advances in crime solving and forensic science

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/learn-about-cutting-edge-advances-in-crime-solving-and-forensic-science

    The latest advances in forensic science and how it can be used to solve crimes will be explored as part of a free online course offered by the University in partnership with FutureLearn, which gives people the chance to learn directly from professional criminologists.

  • Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships

    Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.

  • Are we doomed New online course asks how we can make the modern world sustainable

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/are-we-doomed-new-online-course-asks-how-we-can-make-the-modern-world-sustainable

    A new online course, available on the FutureLearn social learning platform, will unpick the complex global challenge that is sustainability and provide a deeper understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.

  • Treating insomnia may reduce mental health problems

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/treating-insomnia-may-reduce-mental-health-problems

    Treating insomnia with online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could reduce mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a large randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

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