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New insights into how asthma pathways could be blocked revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/new-insights-into-how-asthma-pathways-could-be-blocked-revealed-by-study
Researchers have discovered new insights into how asthma may be caused, by identifying three distinct groups of asthma patients characterised by the activity of different genes in an individual’s airways.
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Research uses Sir David Attenboroughs DNA to determine link between Y chromosome and surname
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-uses-sir-david-attenborough2019s-dna-to-determine-link-between-y-chromosome-and-surname
A study carried out by Dr Turi King from the Department of Genetics used the DNA of Sir David Attenborough as part of a larger study to see if there was a link between the Y chromosome and surname, both of which are passed down the male line.
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New research compares diet and exercise in controlling diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/new-research-compares-diet-and-exercise-in-controlling-diabetes
Exercise is being pitted against diet in a straight contest to find out which results in better diabetes control and the effect on heart function as part of a new study.
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Leicester to award prestigious scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/leicester-to-award-prestigious-scholarships
Our University has been awarded five new scholarships to allow students to pursue a Master’s course wherever they are in the world.
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Philip Larkin memorial to join literary greats in Westminster Abbey on 31st anniversary of his death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/philip-larkin-memorial-to-join-literary-greats-in-westminster-abbey-on-31st-anniversary-of-his-death
A memorial stone to the poet Philip Larkin, inscribed with lines from one of his most famous works An Arundel Tomb – “our almost instinct almost true/What will survive of us is love” – will be unveiled in Westminster Abbey this evening, marking the 31st anniversary of his death.
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Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF)
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/emf
Get more information on the Electron Microscopy Facility (EMF), which can be found as part of the Core Biotechnology Services at Leicester.
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Understanding inequalities in cause-specific infant mortality
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects/understanding-inequalities-in-cause-specific-infant-mortality
Find out more about the research on understanding inequalities in cause-specific infant mortality at the University of Leicester.
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School of Business Professor features in FT on impact of trauma
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/school-of-business-professor-features-in-ft-on-impact-of-trauma
The impact of trauma on working life, and how it can even affect political and economic decisions, is the subject of a FT article featuring the views of a University of Leicester professor.
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Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults
Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.
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Leicester celebrates new cohort of students with vibrant Welcome Week programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-celebrates-new-cohort-of-students-with-vibrant-welcome-week-programme
This week sees the arrival of a new cohort of students to our University.