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• Honorary graduates January 2018 Andrew Bailey

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/honorary-graduates-january-2018-andrew-bailey

  Andrew Bailey, the Chief Executive of the Financial Conduct Authority and a former Executive Director of the Bank of England, received an honorary Doctor of Letters degree from our University at our graduation ceremonies on Friday 26 January.

• The Grey Friars – a brief history

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/richard-iii-and-leicester/grey-friars-history

  The history of the Grey Friars site from its beginnings in 1224 to the thing it is best known for - Richard III’s burial in the church choir in 1485.

• Identifying clues to the position and orientation of the buildings

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/discovery/position-of-buildings

  The team found important clues to which part of the friary had been found because the benches they found would be the chapter house, which normally projected from the eastern side of a cloister, making the corridor or building joining it in Trench 2 part of the eastern...

• Research suggests bowel cancer medication could help combat earlyonset Parkinsons disease

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-suggests-bowel-cancer-medication-could-help-combat-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease

  People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease could potentially benefit from taking a medication used to treat certain forms of cancer, according to new research by Leicester scientists and funded by the Medical Research Council.

• One in three high blood pressure patients failing to take medication study suggests

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/one-in-three-high-blood-pressure-patients-failing-to-take-medication-study-suggests

  One in three people who suffer from high blood pressure are failing to take medication as prescribed by their healthcare professionals, a new study led by our University has suggested.

• Fellowships in Physics and Astronomy at Leicester 2022

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/fellowships-in-physics-and-astronomy-at-leicester-2022/

  The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester welcomes applicants for independent research fellowships to be hosted here at the School.

• Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.

• Steve Rippington

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/steve-rippington

  We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Steve Rippington, Honorary Visiting Fellow in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, on 25 May 2024. Dan Smith writes: Steve was known to many in the former Department of Geology.

• Medical student produces clinical anatomy app

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/medical-student-produces-clinical-anatomy-app

  A medical student, working with a local app design agency, has produced an iOS application to teach clinical anatomy to fellow students, junior doctors and healthcare professionals.

• University honours distinguished figures in the arts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/university-honours-distinguished-figures-in-the-arts

  An award-winning theatrical actor and the former Chief Editor of the Oxford English Dictionary, widely regarded as the accepted authority on the English language, will be honoured at the University's Degree Ceremonies on 23 January.