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Surnames and the Y chromosome
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome
Dr Turi E King, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain. Lead researcher on 'The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England' project. Research Fellow: Dr Turi King In Britain, we have heritable surnames.
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Study investigates public acceptability for placebos as replacement of unnecessary medicines
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/placebo
The wider use of placebos in primary care to reduce overprescribing, conserve existing antibiotics and limit further resistance, is publicly acceptable new study shows.
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Grants
https://le.ac.uk/gem/research/grants
Browse the research grants awarded to support our research in Geriatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Leicester.
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Space Park Leicester receives £13.75 million meteoric boost from Government
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-ukrpif-announcement-meteor-funding
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that its new Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology and Earth Observation Research Centre (METEOR) has received nearly £14 million in funding through Round 6 of Research England’s flagship capital investment scheme,...
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Partnerships
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/partnerships
We work with local, national and international organisations to deliver effective results. NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) A £26.
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Widening Participation Team privacy notice for Progression Programme parents/carers/guardians
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/widening-participation/widening-participation-parents
Get more information on how your child or dependant's data is handled by the Widening Participation team at Leicester.
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NASA science head tours Space Park Leicester, says ‘inspiring the hearts and minds of the next generation of STEM students is paramount’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/nicola-fox-space-park
Space Park Leicester hosts Dr Nicola Fox, Associate Administrator for NASA’s Science Mission Directorate following visits strengthening links between the two organisations
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Scientists find clues to tuberculosis progression in gene expression
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/tuberculosis-gene-expression
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute working with collaborators at the University of Leicester have identified how gene expression changes during different stages of tuberculosis (TB), including early after infection before any symptoms are clinically detectable.
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New study shows the heart health benefits of more intense physical activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/heart-study
Study shows there is a greater reduction in cardiovascular disease risk when more of that activity is of at least moderate intensity.
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Library events for International Open Access Week, 23-29 October 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/10/06/library-events-for-international-open-access-week-23-29-october-2023/
Events being run by the University of Leicester Library for International Open Access Week, 23-29 October 2023