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Geneticist in major project to breed new varieties of wheat
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/geneticist-in-major-project-to-breed-new-varieties-of-wheat
Our University has been included in one of three high-value, long-term research projects totalling £13.9M that have been awarded funding by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
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18th January 2015 Sol 872
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/18/18th-january-2015-sol-872/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 18, 2015 Unlike Curiosity the Beagle2 lander never sent a signal back from Mars. However, as a result of some new HiRISE images we now know where it is and what happened.
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Nobel Prize winner Kazuo Ishiguro taught by Leicester alumnus Sir Malcolm Stanley Bradbury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-alumni-sir-malcolm-stanley-bradbury-taught-nobel-prize-winner-for-2017-kazuo-ishiguro
This morning, British writer Kazuo Ishiguro was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ishiguro is a novelist, screenwriter and short story writer.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/goto
GOTO is designed to fill this observational gap by searching for optical signals in the electromagnetic spectrum that might indicate the source of the gravitational waves – quickly locating the source and using that information to direct a fleet of telescopes, satellites and...
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The necessary discomfort of soft intelligence
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2015/10/07/the-necessary-discomfort-of-soft-intelligence/
Posted by Graham Martin in SAPPHIRE (Social science APPlied to Healthcare Improvement REsearch) on October 7, 2015 It’s comforting to have hard facts and figures so that we can feel like we know exactly what went wrong and what went right.
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College of Life Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/research/doctoral-college/research-students/events/inaugural-lectures/cls
Explore the archives of lectures delivered by the College of Life Sciences researchers from the University of Leicester.
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Event to highlight life-changing research to help children born prematurely and children suffering from lung disease
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/event-to-highlight-life-changing-research-to-help-children-born-prematurely-and-children-suffering-from-lung-disease
Life-changing research into helping children born prematurely and those suffering from lung disease will be showcased at an event organised by Action Medical Research at the Stamford Court conference centre on Thursday 19 May.
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Five things you probably didn’t know about nuclear weapons
https://le.ac.uk/hypir/subject-tasters/nuclear-weapons
Professor Andrew Futter, Associate Professor of International Politics, tells us things we probably didn’t know about nuclear weapons.
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Game of Thrones star discusses memories of the University why Leicester is a great place to study and upcoming projects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/game-of-thrones-star-discusses-memories-of-the-university-why-leicester-is-a-great-place-to-study-and-upcoming-projects
In a new interview, Game of Thrones and Humans star and University of Leicester graduate Will Tudor has discussed his roles in the critically-acclaimed TV programmes and his time as a student at the University, describing his experience...
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Leicester sows the seeds to grow more green graduates
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-sows-the-seeds-to-grow-more-green-graduates
Our University is on track to produce another crop of 'green graduates' ripe for the jobs market thanks to a programme set up by our Environment Team.