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Multiple long-term conditions affect more than 14 per cent of English population, research finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/multiple-conditions
Imperial College London and University of Leicester researchers have been involved in the largest ever study on multiple long-term conditions which has found that nearly 15 per cent of people in England are currently living with two or more health disorders.
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Report shows rate of stillbirths and neonatal deaths decreased in 2023 but persistent inequalities remain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/perinatal-loss-infancy-death-leicester
The MBRRACE-UK collaboration, jointly led by Oxford Population Health’s National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit and the University of Leicester’s TIMMS research group, has today published a ‘State of the Nation’ report on perinatal deaths of babies born in the UK in 2023.
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Pterosaurs needed feet on the ground to become giants
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/pterosaur
University of Leicester study determines when and how pterosaurs went from tiny tree-climbers to towering terrestrial titans
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Funding
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/postgraduate/funding
Learn about funding opportunities for students interested in Museum Studies at the University of Leicester.
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Political journalism expert explains miners’ strike significance on BBC show
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/miners-strike
A 35-year career in political journalism led to a University of Leicester academic being called on to explain the significance of the 1984-5 miners’ strike to BBC radio listeners.
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University of Leicester announces two new knowledge transfer projects
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/ktp
The University of Leicester has collaborated with two local companies in partnerships designed to foster innovation and drive business growth.
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Researchers call for armchair astronomers to help find unknown hidden worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/zooniverse
Astronomers have launched a new online initiative, calling for volunteers to come forward and help to search for planets beyond our Solar System.
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Satellite centrepiece for Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-satellites
Two satellites which shine a light on Leicester’s role in climate research form the centrepiece of Space Park Leicester’s new atrium space.
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“Richard III is a good conversation opener…”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/sarah-hainsworth
Professor Sarah Hainsworth OBE, looks back at the most thrilling chapter of her career.
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True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-true-burden-of-stillbirths-in-europe-vastly-underestimated
True burden of stillbirths in Europe vastly underestimated