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• Award recognises pivotal role in UK space science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/award-recognises-pivotal-role-in-uk-space-science

  Professor Alan Wells (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society with the 2016 Service Award for Astronomy. The RAS today announced the 2016 winners of its awards, medals and prizes.

• Heart professor stars in BBC documentary

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/heart-professor-stars-in-bbc-documentary

  A leading Leicester professor is to appear in a BBC documentary after finding a link between red meat and heart disease. Professor Toru Suzuki (pictured) from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences was asked to conduct an experiment looking at how steak affects the body.

• From Peking to Paris for SCAD research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/from-pekin-to-paris-for-scad-research

  Paul Rivlin, a supporter of our University, is embarking on the five week Endurance Rally Association Challenge, driving a 1935 Alvis Silver Eagle from Peking to Paris to raise money towards Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection (SCAD) research at the University.

• Expert provides top-level briefing on cyber threats to security

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/expert-provides-top-level-briefing-on-cyber-threats-to-security

  A University of Leicester academic has provided a high level briefing to experts on cyber threats to global security.

• Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all

  It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.

• The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture

  A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.

• Aerial monitors explore reed die-back condition around lakes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/aerial-monitors-explore-reed-die-back-condition

  An international team led by Professor Heiko Baltzer from the Department of Geography has developed a way to increase our understanding of the die-back of reeds throughout Europe - including popular tourist areas - through satellite and aircraft monitoring systems.

• Project to provide vital maths support for teenagers born very prematurely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/making-sense-of-maths-vital-support-for-teenagers-born-very-prematurely

  An award-winning research team led by Dr Samantha Johnson (pictured) from the Department of Health Sciences is developing a web-based e-learning programme to help teenagers who were born very prematurely with vital maths skills.

• Managing older people in emergency settings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/managing-older-people-in-emergency-settings

  The challenges and solutions in for clinicians dealing with older people in emergency settings will be explored in a course designed fill gaps in knowledge and understanding.

• Leicester Professor elected Chairman of the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-professor-elected-chairman-of-the-board-of-the-british-journal-of-anaesthesia

  Professor David Lambert (pictured) of the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences has been elected to Chair the Board of the British Journal of Anaesthesia (BJA). The BJA is the #1 journal in category with an impact factor of 5.616.