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Quarantine support available for international students heading to Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/quarantine
The University of Leicester has published clear guidance for international students traveling to the UK this autumn, offering no-cost accommodation to every student required to quarantine.
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New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-nuclear-report
Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack
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Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone
A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone hotspot track, including what they believe was the volcanic province’s largest and most cataclysmic event.
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New Leicester research demonstrates the migrant work ethic exists in the short term
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/new-leicester-research-demonstrates-the-2018migrant-work-ethic2019-exists-in-the-short-term
The received wisdom that migrant workers have a stronger ‘work ethic’ than UK-born workers is proven for the first time, in a new study of Central and East European migrants, from our School of Business.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/publications
This list provides information about some of our publications. Further details of these and other publications produced by staff in the Centre for Urban History can be found within individual staff pages.
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Spotlight on SLAIDER -- Self-learning AI-based digital twins for accelerating clinical care in respiratory emergency admissions
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/research/life-health-sciences/slaider
SLAIDER is a £620k project running from 2023 to 2025 and funded by the EPSRC. To provide more context on the project, the team was asked several questions about SLAIDER and how it could impact real-life clinical care.
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Royal visits
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/visits
The University of Leicester has been pleased to host visits by members of the Royal Family throughout its history, including HM The Queen and HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in 2008.
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New space missions to explore suns’ influence on habitable worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/sirius-elfen
Two proposals for missions led by the University of Leicester receive £500,000 funding from UK Space Agency
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Economics Skylark Scholarship and Economics Award
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/economics-skylark
The Economics Skylark Scholarship and Economics Award are intended for applicants with Black African or Caribbean heritage from socio-economically challenged backgrounds who will be commencing study of an Economics undergraduate degree programme.
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Operating Department Practice Apprenticeship
https://le.ac.uk/courses/operating-department-practice-apprenticeship/2025
ODPs play a crucial role in a patient’s care – working alongside nurses, doctors and anaesthetists from the lead up to surgery right through to recovery. This apprenticeship degree covers all aspects of the job, setting you up for a career in the profession.