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Road noise makes your blood pressure rise – literally
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/road-noise
Study shows the sound of traffic is associated with increased risk of hypertension, calls for public health measures to reduce noise exposure
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Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper
A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/fruit-air-pollution-lung-function
Eating fruit may reduce the effects of air pollution on lung function, according to research presented at the European Respiratory Society Congress in Amsterdam by Leicester scientists
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65 Years of Space at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/space
The history of Space research at the University of Leicester
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Playing Prometheus: some reflections from Australia
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/11/19/playing-prometheus-some-reflections-from-australia/
Blog on Australia Convict heritage sites and archives
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Chemotherapy-free treatment gives hope to adult leukaemia patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/25-chemotherapy-free-leukaemia-treatment
Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) may be offered a chemotherapy-free treatment in future, following promising results from a global study involving researchers in the Hope Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester’s Hospitals and the University of Leicester.
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Website showcases migraine artwork digitally for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-website-showcases-migraine-artwork-digitally-for-the-first-time
One in seven people in the UK is affected by migraines, making this neurological condition one of the most common health disorders affecting the body’s nervous system.
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Molecules and Materials experts
https://le.ac.uk/research/molecules/experts
Meet the University of Leicester’s molecular research experts - leaders in biomedical science, drug discovery, and molecular innovation.
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Professor Heiko Balzter shares hopes for COP29 and the path toward global climate action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cop29-heiko
Professor Heiko Balzter, Director of the Institute for Environmental Futures, speaks as he attends COP29 on behalf of the University of Leicester
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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.