Search
-
University launches scheme to encourage graduates to stay in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/graduate-internships
The University of Leicester has worked with Leicester City Council and De Montfort University to set up an internship scheme that will support small businesses to offer workplace opportunities to students. The scheme will see more than £1.
-
jbridges: Page 15
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/15/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
-
Expert comment Tony Blair is right Prime Ministers must be allowed to take difficult decisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-comment-tony-blair-is-right-prime-ministers-must-be-allowed-to-take-difficult-decisions
The Iraq war was a ‘catastrophic error’ and shows us that going to war should always be the last resort, according to Dr Robert Dover from the Department of Politics and International Relations.
-
Rosalind Franklin Rover one step closer to Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/rosalind-franklin-parachute
A spacecraft built using University of Leicester expertise is one step closer to its mission on the surface of Mars following a successful series of high-altitude tests.
-
The history of Leicesters printing press
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/the-history-of-leicesters-printing-press
In a feature entitled 'Printing in Leicester', Dr John Hinks from the Centre for Urban History has discussed the ups and downs of Leicester's printing press throughout history.
-
New paper on metal recovery from solar cells using DESs
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/new-paper-on-metal-recovery-from-solar-cells
Solar cells are a key technology for reducing carbon dioxide emissions. To achieve net-zero emission targets, a significant increase in solar energy production is needed.
-
Leicester team shows how to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-team-shows-how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-from-agricultural-peatland
Raising the water table could slow down global warming, boost crop yields, and preserve peat soils according to a new study.
-
Touch Medical student to represent Great Britain at the European under23 fencing championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/touche-medical-student-to-represent-great-britain-at-the-european-under-23-championships
Alex Lloyd, a Medical student and platinum sports scholar at our University, has been selected by British Fencing to represent Great Britain at the European under-23 Championships in Yerevan, Armenia from the 15-19 April.
-
Potential new targets for cancer treatments identified by Leicester research team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/potential-new-targets-for-cancer-treatments-identified-by-leicester-research-team
An international consortium of scientists led by a group from the University has announced a new advance in understanding the mechanisms of cancer and how to target it more effectively with new treatments.
-
Leicester academic leads international research study into potential new biomarker for breast cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-of-leicester-academic-joins-international-research-study-into-potential-new-biomarker-for-breast-cancer
An academic from our University is leading an international collaborative research study, funded by Cancer Research UK, which uses recently launched technology to evaluate a potential new biomarker for prediction of disease progression in women with breast cancer.