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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and microbial stress responses
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses
Antimicrobial resistance is a global issue that requires an in depth understanding of how resistance is acquired by microbes, including when under environmental stress, alongside innovative thinking to target resistance organisms.
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Academic year: 2016-2017
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/seminar-series/16-17
Browse the speakers from the Centre for English Local History's seminar events, held in 2016-2017.
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New guidance for filmmakers on how to represent people with disabilities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/disabilities-in-media
A recent PhD from the University of Leicester has called on the film industry to better represent people with disabilities on the big screen.
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Student wellbeing campaign nominated for second national award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/student-wellbeing-campaign-nominated-for-second-national-award
Our Sport and Active Life team’s commitment to making a difference has been recognised at a national level with a British University & Colleges Sport (BUCS) award nomination for their Be the Influence campaign.
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Leicester scientists help to drive technological revolution in developing electric vehicles
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientists-help-to-drive-technological-revolution-in-developing-electric-vehicles
Two academics from our University are part of a consortium that has received over £9 million for a project that will determine the ways in which spent lithium batteries can be recycled.
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Expedition 342: Paleogene Newfoundland Sediment Drifts
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2011-12/newfoundland
June 2012 – August 2012 In June 2012, the JOIDES Resolution set sail to the North Atlantic Ocean south of Newfoundland, not far from where the RMS Titanic sank 100 years ago.
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Leicester researchers to speak at Documentary Media Month events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-researchers-to-take-part-in-documentary-media-month-events
Leicester researchers will be holding a series of events as part of Documentary Media Month, taking place throughout the month of November and organised by citizen journalist John Coster.
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New joint venture to tackle air pollution announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-joint-venture-to-tackle-air-pollution-announced
EarthSense Systems, a new joint venture between aerial mapping company Bluesky and our University, is set to spearhead innovations in air quality monitoring.
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Award for ambitious and innovative project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/award-for-ambitious-and-innovative-project
Dr Richard Alexander (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Theoretical Astrophysics Group has won a prestigious £1.4 million award dedicated to ambitious and innovative projects.
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Hard evidence for a human-driven Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/hard-evidence-for-a-human-driven-earth
The evidence for a new geological epoch which marks the impact of human activity on the Earth is now overwhelming, according to a recent paper by an international group of geoscientists.