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• Revolutionary new treatment set to transform lives of severe asthma sufferers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/asthma

  The future for people suffering from severe asthma is looking bright after a Leicester-based research team confirm the benefits of a revolutionary medicine, which has been recently approved for use in the UK

• Managing performance at work: Research shows regular feedback an essential criteria for successful a

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/04/04/managing-performance-at-work-research-shows-regular-feedback-an-essential-criteria-for-successful-appraisal-systems/

  Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on April 4, 2018   I n this blog Professor Stephen Wood talks about his research on performance appraisal and how a successful system of appraisal depends on frequent feedback and good standard setting.

• Productive Alternatives to Boris Johnson’s Cheesy Vision of Homeworking

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2022/05/17/productive-alternatives-to-boris-johnsons-cheesy-vision-of-homeworking/

  Hybrid working solves the trade-off of home versus office working, with benefits for both employees and employers, writes ULSB's Professor Stephen Wood.

• Backward schedule your Christmas turkey (under finite resources)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/12/06/backward-schedule-your-christmas-turkey-under-finite-resources/

  Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on December 6, 2017 In this week’s blog, Dr Nicola Bateman, Associate Professor Operations Management ( nab34@le.ac.uk ) uses operations management to get all the bits of your Christmas dinner on the table at the same time.

• Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic

  A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.

• Living in Towns: Archaeological Approaches to Medieval Urbanism

  https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/ar2034

  Module: AR2034  What did towns look like after Roman decline? When do we see a ‘rebirth’ of towns? Were medieval towns heavily fortified? How clean were medieval towns and households? Were medieval towns dominated by religious structures? These are...

• Hilary Burgess

  https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/hilary-burgess

  Professor Hilary Burgess came to Leicester in 2010 from a position at the Open University, joining her husband Robert Burgess, who had been Vice-Chancellor since 1999.

• Leicester remembers campaigner for interfaith understanding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/leicester-remembers-campaigner-for-interfaith-understanding

  One family’s efforts to highlight the horrors of the holocaust will be honoured at a series of events at the University in honour of Leicester campaigner Sara Elkes.

• Hurdling medallist seeks crowdfunding on road to Rio

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/hurdling-medallist-seeks-crowdfunding-on-road-to-rio

  European indoor 60m hurdles silver medallist Lucy Hatton is raising money to help cover costs as she bids to reach the Rio 2016 Olympics. Lucy, who studies Criminology, achieved the 100m hurdles qualifying time for Rio this summer but then struggled with injuries.

• Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposium

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium

  From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25...