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Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel
New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.
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Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/esuantsiwa-jane-goldsmith
“When I was President I had to go to Senate meetings, me with 90-odd white guys, so I always turned up wearing banana yellow and big hair to scare the mortar boards off them.
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Dr Georgina Manning
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/georgina-manning
Dr Georgina Manning, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Now at the University of Wolverhampton as Head of the Department of Biology, Chemistry and Forensic Science.
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Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut
Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as part of a televised competition broadcast by the BBC.
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Reproduction and gene shuffling in malaria parasites: how does it work?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/malaria
Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling within the malaria parasite could help to control malaria transmission.
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Adjusting to life in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/offer-holder-info/adjusting-to-life-in-leicester
Starting your law degree is an exciting time but coming to university can be a big step and it may take a little while for you to adjust.
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Year in industry profiles
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/undergraduate/year-in-industry/profiles
Read stories from University of Leicester students who have taken a year of full-time work between their second and final year of study as part of the School of Business undergraduate programme.
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Charlotte
https://le.ac.uk/study/citizens/charlotte
Learn more about Charlotte, one of our 'Citizens in the making' at Leicester.
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lb471
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/author/lauren_bird/
Hello world! Posted by lb471 in teachingR on January 10, 2019 Welcome to staffblogs.le.ac.uk Sites. This is your first post.
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Professor John Bridges
https://le.ac.uk/people/john-bridges
The academic profile of Professor John Bridges, Professor of Planetary Science at University of Leicester