Search

9348 results for: ‘museum studies’

  • Research brings hope of new treatment for asthma sufferers

    Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a ‘step closer’ after a research team led by Dr Ruth Saunders from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.

  • Former Leicester astronomers recall how they discovered the source of the dazzling Geminids meteor shower

    The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded stargazers for more than 120 years.

  • Graduate doctor rushes to aid of stab victim in London tube station

    A heroic doctor rushed to the rescue after a man was stabbed in a terrorist attack in a London tube station.

  • 38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission

    The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.

  • Stem cell research to help fight brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta

    A study involving Professor Raymond Dalgleish (pictured) from the Department of Genetics is to be conducted for the first time involving the transplantation of stem cells into foetuses with the brittle-bone disease osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), which causes repeated...

  • Leicester student in world Wheelchair Rugby Challenge

    A Leicester doctoral student has described the ‘great experience’ of taking part in the inaugural BT World Wheelchair Rugby Challenge.

  • Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

    The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.

  • New report published to give practical steps for using surgical checklists safely

    A new, freely accessible report led by Dr Emmilie Aveling from the Department of Health Sciences offers practical guidance to those seeking to optimise implementation of the surgical checklist.

  • New heart attack genes discovered

    Scientists have discovered two new genes which are associated with a person’s risk of coronary heart disease in an international collaboration involving BHF and NIHR-funded researchers. The findings could lead to new statin-like treatments to prevent heart attacks.

  • University life in the 1920s revealed through historical interview

    A new project organised by our University is making a number of oral history interviews with people who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries available online.

Back to top
MENU