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Lecture series launched in memory of eminent microbiologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/lecture-series-launched-in-memory-of-eminent-microbiologist
A pioneering cellular microbiologist from the Pasteur Institute in Paris will deliver the inaugural lecture of the University of Leicester’s Dorothy Jones Lecture Series on Friday 17 March 2017 from 12 noon.
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Richard Sandell
https://le.ac.uk/people/richard-sandell
Professor Richard Sandell collaborates with museums, galleries and heritage organisations, exploring the role museum's might play in impacting real people and communities.
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In my prison notebook
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/08/29/in-my-prison-notebook/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on August 29, 2016 Last year I came across a rare archival find: multiple editions of a 19th century prison newspaper covertly produced by Russian inmates between 1890 and 1905.
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Leicester Physicists at the UK in Space Festival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/06/27/leicester-physicists-at-the-uk-in-space-festival/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 June 2023 From Mars, to Jupiter, and the planets beyond our solar system, University of Leicester researchers will join experts at the National Space Centre on July 2nd with their insights into our...
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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Archaeological internship
https://le.ac.uk/ulas/about/work-placements/internship
ULAS offers a 21 hour internship, intended for those who are interested in gaining archaeological post-excavation experience.
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Archaeology professor’s book inspired by the tragic loss of her husband
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/april/tarlow
An expert in death, Archaeology Professor Sarah Tarlow, found nothing could prepare her for the sudden and unexpected loss of her husband.
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Post-mortem CT angiography illuminates causes of death
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/post-mortem-ct-angiography-illuminates-causes-of-death
CT angiography is a useful adjunct to autopsy that is likely to increase the quality of post-mortem diagnosis, according to a study appearing online in the journal Radiology.
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Ichthyosaur skull in Leicester museum reveals Jurassic secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-ichthyosaur
A new scientific study has re-examined a series of fossil skulls from the UK, providing new insights into two species of extinct marine reptiles.
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Peatland protection
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/peatland-protection
Peatlands around the world are being destroyed to make way for plantation development, logging and mining.