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• Harnessing the power of rain

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/harnessing-the-power-of-rain

  Physics students taking the Physics Special Topics module have investigated how viable rainfall is as a source of energy - particularly in comparison to solar energy.

• Trauma patient deaths peak at two weeks

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/trauma-patient-deaths-peak-at-two-weeks

  A new study by University of Leicester academics has shown that lower severity trauma patients could be more likely to die after two to three weeks.

• Dig to explore story of Castle Hill

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/dig-to-explore-story-of-castle-hill

  An ancient monument at the heart of Leicester’s Castle Hill Country Park is due to be investigated later this month as part of a community archaeological project.

• Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more

  The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...

• UK medical sciences would have to scale back ambition if we became isolated from the European Union says academic

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/uk-medical-sciences-would-have-to-2018scale-back-ambition2019-if-we-became-isolated-from-the-european-union-says-academic

  UK medical sciences may have to ‘scale back its ambition’ if Britain leaves the European Union, according to Professor Andrew Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.

• Current view on origins of Parkinsons disease challenged by new findings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/current-view-on-origins-of-parkinson2019s-disease-challenged-by-new-findings

  The neurodegeneration that occurs in Parkinson’s disease is a result of stress on the endoplasmic reticulum in the cell rather than failure of the mitochondria as previously thought, according to a study in fruit flies.

• Lessons to learn from Leicester success in urban policy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/lessons-to-learn-from-leicester-success-in-urban-policy

  With a Premier League winning football team and World Snooker Champion to its name, eyes have turned to Leicester as a force to be reckoned with in the sporting world.

• Major boost for Leicester spin-out company Haemostatix

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/major-boost-for-leicester-spin-out-company-haemostatix

  UK-based Ergomed plc, a company specialising in services to the pharmaceutical industry and new drug development, has acquired Haemostatix Ltd, originally a University of Leicester spin-out company.

• Student research stories featured by the BBC

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-research-stories-featured-by-the-bbc

  Two student-led studies published in the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics run by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have been featured on the BBC's '10 things we didn't know last week', which highlights research about interesting and...

• Student duo strike gold at British Universities and Colleges Sport events

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/student-duo-strike-gold-at-british-universities-and-colleges-sport-events

  Two final year undergraduate students, Ryan Hunt and Lucy Hatton, have secured gold medals in their respective disciplines at two recent British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) events.