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Principled Aid Index
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/04/29/principled-aid-index/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 29, 2019 Launched in March by the Overseas development index , this index ranks bilateral Development Assistance Committee (DAC) donors by the extent to which they give aid to countries...
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University researchers show juices from damaged salad leaves massively stimulate Salmonella growth and salad leaf colonisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/university-researchers-show-juices-from-damaged-salad-leaves-massively-stimulate-salmonella-growth-and-salad-leaf-colonisation
Investigations by Leicester microbiologists have revealed that just a small amount of damage to salad leaves can massively stimulate the presence of the food poisoning bug Salmonella in ready-prepared salad leaves.
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Women less likely to receive treatment for deadly heart condition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/women-heart-disease-leicester
Women, people from ethnic minority backgrounds, and those from the most deprived communities are less likely to receive treatment after a diagnosis of the heart valve disease aortic stenosis, according to research by experts from the University of Leicester.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/humanising-space/publications
Here is a list of the space-related publications from our academic project members: Bleddyn E. Bowen, Original Sin: Power, Technology, and War in Outer Space (Hurst, 2022/Oxford University Press, 2023) Bleddyn E.
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Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist
University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.
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John Ellis Jones
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/john-ellis-jones
The University is saddened to learn of the death on 28 January 2023 of Mr John Ellis Jones.
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The rocking horse: a classic object of childhood?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/rocking-horse
Read the article "The rocking horse: a classic object of childhood?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/till
Read the article "The till: helpful technology or tool of management control?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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Forensic analysis using micro-CT
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/forensic-analysis
The forensic analysis of the Greyfriars bones by micro-computer X-ray tomography (micro-CT) is the first time that this advanced technique has been applied to an archaeological investigation and was crucial to the investigation.
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Church, State and Belief in Soviet Russia, 1941-1991
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3751
Module code: HS3751/3752 Module Outline In February 2012, a feminist punk group, wearing brightly coloured outfits complete with balaclavas, protested against the collaboration between the leadership of the Russian Orthodox Church and President Vladimir Putin by performing on...