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Glimpses of the young David Attenborough from the University Archives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/glimpses-of-the-young-david-attenborough-from-the-university-archives
Dr Simon Dixon from the University's Special Collections has written an article providing glimpses into the childhood of Sir David Attenborough during the time he lived on the campus of what was then University College, Leicester.
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Boost for international student support
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/29-launch-of-new-international-partnership
Navitas CEO Scott Jones and Vice-Chancellor Professor Nishan Canagarajah formally open the University of Leicester Global Study Centre.
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Leicester Open Journals
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/open-journals
University of Leicester Open Journals publishes open access journals
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Study uses bacteriophages to treat livestock as an alternative to antibiotics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/study-uses-bacteriophages-to-treat-livestock-as-an-alternative-to-antibiotics
A new study has looked into using bacteriophages as an alternative to antibiotics to treat common infections in livestock.
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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro
With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer and PhD student at the British Library/University of Leicester, has written a blog on the periods of minority government...
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Leicester space scientists developing innovative camera system to detect most luminous objects in universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientists-developing-innovative-camera-system-to-detect-most-luminous-objects-in-universe
The latest iteration of the Cherenkov Telescope Array’s (CTA) science case, Science with the Cherenkov Telescope Array, has been made available via the CTA website library and arXiv and will be published in a special edition of International Journal of Modern Physics D in the...
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Documentary to explore profound effects of plastic on ecosystems and human health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/documentary-to-explore-profound-effects-of-plastic-on-ecosystems-and-human-health
The profound effects that plastic is having on marine ecosystems and human health around the world will be explored during a free public documentary showing at our University on Monday 20 March.
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Stunning images showcase project to support conservation of Indonesian river and forest habitats to protect wildlife
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-project-to-support-conservation-of-indonesian-river-and-forest-habitats-to-protect-wildlife
A new project led by a researcher from our University is supporting the conservation of river and forest habitats in Indonesia - which are vital to the survival of a number of rare species of animal including orang-utans and native fish.
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Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies
Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire as part of Leicester’s annual wildlife survey from Friday 12 May, as Bioblitz returns for its eighth year.
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Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/superresolution-microscopy/srrf
Super-Resolution Radial Fluctuations (SSRF) is a calculation to generate in general 2D super-resolution image from an image sequence which can be acquired on most common fluorescence microscopes, without the necessity for special sample preparation.