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• The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

  The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

• Superhero vision measures water quality of lakes from space

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018superhero-vision2019-measures-water-quality-of-lakes-from-space

  An international team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human...

• Learn about cutting-edge advances in crime solving and forensic science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/learn-about-cutting-edge-advances-in-crime-solving-and-forensic-science

  The latest advances in forensic science and how it can be used to solve crimes will be explored as part of a free online course offered by the University in partnership with FutureLearn, which gives people the chance to learn directly from professional criminologists.

• Researchers provide new insights into gene regulation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/researchers-provide-new-insights-into-gene-regulation

  A team of researchers led by the our University has shed new light on how the regulation machinery that controls gene expression works by characterising a complex known as the NuRD complex.

• Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners

  Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake

  Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the International Space Station.

• University of Leicester academic included in The Football Black List 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/football-black-list-2022

  University of Leicester academic, Dr Paul Campbell has been named on The Football Black List 2022, alongside the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Stirling. The list highlights the most influential black figures in English football from across the industry.

• Dialect

  https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/dialect

  A research project conducted by researchers from Nottingham Trent University and the Univeristy of Leicester aimed to find differences in regional dialects in the East Midlands over the past century. Learn more.

• Leicester International Institute, Dalian University of Technology 大连理工大学莱斯特国际学院

  https://le.ac.uk/dalian

  The Leicester International Institute was established on 24th March 2017 as a Sino-foreign cooperative educational institution with the approval of the Ministry of Education.

• Financial Markets and Institutions

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/financial-markets-and-institutions

  The speed and direction of countries’ economic development are tightly linked to the structure, size, and quality of their financial markets.