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Principles of Banking
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ec7093
Module code: EC7093 The latest global financial crisis caught many economists and regulators by surprise. Indeed, the crisis has revealed an inadequate appreciation of banking risks not only by the industry itself but also by central bank economists and other regulators.
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Blue sky thinking to show support for National Health Service
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/blue-sky-thinking-to-show-support-for-national-health-service
Our University will be backing the blue this week as it lights up its flagship medical building in celebration of 70 years of the National Health Service. The George Davies Centre will be bathed in blue light from 24 specially fitted LED lamps from 9:30pm on Thursday 5 July.
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Space technologies to help improve environmental and living conditions at banks of the Ganges
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/space-technologies-to-help-improve-environmental-and-living-conditions-at-banks-of-the-ganges
International scientists, including researchers from our University, are using space sensors to monitor the health of land around the River Ganges in India, home to approximately 500 million people. The Ganges flows through India and Bangladesh.
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Gender study reveals how performed personality traits can dictate success in the workplace
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/gender-study-reveals-how-2018performed2019-personality-traits-can-dictate-success-in-the-workplace
A research postgraduate at our University has recently shared the results of her study into gender differences in communication styles and their influence on workplace communication in public relations. Distance learner Amelia Reigstad began her PhD study in 2014.
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Sports stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/sports-stars
The achievements of our University’s sporting stars were celebrated last week at the annual Sports Awards. This year has been a particularly successful one for Team Leicester.
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10x Future Technologies Virgin Money and ULSB Inspiring Women into Fintech
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/10x-future-technologies-virgin-money-and-ulsb-inspiring-women-into-fintech
Twenty-five Leicester students travelled to London to attend the ‘Inspiring Women into Fintech’ event in the unique setting of 10x Future Technologies and Virgin Money offices near Victoria Station.
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New labelling system for medical research press releases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/new-labelling-system-for-medical-research-press-releases
Following a suggestion from President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle to the Academy of Medical Sciences (AMS), Higher Education institutions are now to implement the use of a new labelling system for press releases when announcing new medical research findings.
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Video essays tell womens compelling stories
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/video-essays-tell-womens-compelling-stories
The powerful testimonies of women’s lived experience in challenging environments is being captured in a series of compelling ‘video essays’ as part of a project to re-envision nature writing.
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Industry and academia partners to join European research initiative to fight Alzheimers dementia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/industry-and-academia-partners-to-join-european-research-initiative-to-fight-alzheimers-dementia
An alliance of academia and industry, including the University of Leicester, has announced the start of a novel collaboration, the European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative, to test innovative treatments for the prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia.
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.