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River research reveals scale of macroplastic pollution
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/river-plastic
Plastic pollution clogs river systems for considerably longer than previously thought, new research from the University of Leicester shows.
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Bioactive Molecules
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/research/chemistry-of-life/bioactive-molecules
Learn more about bioactive molecules, as part of our research into the chemistry of life in the School of Chemistry.
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Using collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem: a blog from the VC
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/talent-commission
How do universities use collaboration as a catalyst for change in the research ecosystem? Professor Nishan Canagarajah, our President and Vice-Chancellor, and one of the commissioners of the UKRI-funded TALENT Commission, provides an opinion piece to the Higher Education...
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Paediatric intensive care outcomes remain good despite poor staffing ratios
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/paediatric-intensive-care-outcomes-remain-good-despite-poor-staffing-ratios
Mortality rates in children’s intensive care units across the country remain very low, despite only 15% of them meeting recommended nurse staffing levels, a new report by the universities of Leicester and Leeds has said.
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University analysis of 2021 Census offers insight into population of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/census
A University of Leicester report has called for more research to be done on migration, health and ethnicity in Leicester.
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Leicesters clinical trials expertise highlighted in international review
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester2019s-clinical-trials-expertise-highlighted-in-international-review
The UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC) Registered Clinical Trials Units Network has announced that 46 clinical trials units - including the University of Leicester’s Clinical Trials Unit - have been successfully registered following the 2017 Registration Review...
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“So, can we say ‘skills’?”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/06/12/so-can-we-say-skills/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 12, 2018 As those whose unhappy lot in life it is to have to listen to me moaning on about matters educational will know, I’m not a big fan of the term ‘skills’.
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Researchers invited to share their specialisms with the public
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/researchers-invited-to-share-their-specialisms-with-the-public
The unique Lunchtime Lecture series, where complex academic research is made accessible to members of the public through 20 minute presentations, has finished for this academic year, and will resume on 5 October 2018.
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Pro Chancellor Dr Vijay Sharma Reflects on Service, Courage and Community for International Women’s Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/vijay-sharma-international-womens-day
To mark International Women’s Day (8 March), our Pro Chancellor for Community Engagement, Dr Vijay Sharma, reflects on what giving back truly means, how women can uplift one another and why service has guided every step of her leadership journey.
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Our team raises aspirations at Farnborough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/our-team-raises-aspirations-at-farnborough
British astronaut and Honorary graduate Tim Peake joined our very own Suzie Imber at Farnborough International Airshow to launch ‘The Holiday Makers’ summer holiday campaign.