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University of Leicester specialist is recognised for a lifetime’s devotion to cancer research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dean-fennell
A University of Leicester cancer specialist who has devoted his life to researching an aggressive fatal lung disease has been recognised for his work by the Academy of Medical Sciences.
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AI breakthrough could save lives through disease prediction and prevention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/ai-patient-care
Artificial intelligence (AI) could help predict how an individual patient’s illness will progress and what treatment will be most successful to help them recover, saving lives across the globe, according to new research by the University of Leicester.
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Leicester maths graduates awarded fellowships with National Institute for Health and Care Research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/rahma-mahfuza-nihr
Two University of Leicester graduates have been awarded fellowships with the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR). Rahma Said and Mahfuza Anisa both studied BSc Mathematics and graduated at De Montfort Hall last month.
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University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/university-astronomer-discovers-saturn2019s-famous-hexagon-may-tower-above-the-clouds
University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds| Stunning atmospheric vortex revealed at planet’s north pole in new study.
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Leicester diabetes professors feature in list of world’s leading clinicians
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/05-diabetes
Professors Kamlesh Khunti and Melanie Davies CBE Professors Kamlesh Khunti and Melanie Davies CBE. Photograph copyright The Diabetes Times 2018. 400|Professors Kamlesh Khunti and Melanie Davies CBE named among top 10 of the world’s leading experts on diabetes.
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Leicester Cultural Quarter’s post-industrial past to be explored
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/02/07/leicester-cultural-quarters-post-industrial-past-to-be-explored/
Posted by Julie Coleman in School of English Blog on February 7, 2014 Talented writers will be able to tell the untold stories of the post-industrial past of Leicester’s Cultural Quarter, thanks to a new project from the School of English.
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BBC Radio Leicester: Alberto Fernández Carbajal and Samar Habib interview
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/queeringislam/2015/11/26/bbc-radio-leicester-alberto-fernandez-carbajal-and-samar-habib-interview/
Posted by Alberto Fernández Carbajal in Queering Islam on November 26, 2015 On the morning of 25 November 2015, I headed out to the BBC Radio Leicester studio for an interview with Ed Stagg , who hosted me and Dr Samar Habib across the airwaves.
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Extended induction teaching resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/extended-induction-teaching-resources/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 In recent weeks, we’ve been compiling some teaching resources and activities designed to help introduce new students to certain aspects of higher education study.
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VoiceThread – voice discussions and assessments in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/07/26/voicethread-voice-discussions-and-assessments-in-blackboard/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 26, 2017 VoiceThread is an online collaboration and sharing tool that you can use within Blackboard.
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Only 7% of people describe themselves as feminists
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/only-7-of-people-describe-themselves-as-feminists/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 According to the results from the 2016 Fawcett society state of the nation report only 4% men and 9% women polled labelled themselves as feminists.