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University of Leicester academic included in The Football Black List 2022
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/football-black-list-2022
University of Leicester academic, Dr Paul Campbell has been named on The Football Black List 2022, alongside the likes of Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka and Raheem Stirling. The list highlights the most influential black figures in English football from across the industry.
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Coronavirus or hay fever? Leicester academics share guidance on symptoms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/10-coronavirus-hay-fever
A tree branch in the shape of lungs|Warm weather over the Easter weekend and a new burst of birch pollen in the air has set off hay fever symptoms for millions of sufferers across the UK, however in the recent climate, concerns have been raised about whether their symptoms...
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Are we doomed New online course asks how we can make the modern world sustainable
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/are-we-doomed-new-online-course-asks-how-we-can-make-the-modern-world-sustainable
A new online course, available on the FutureLearn social learning platform, will unpick the complex global challenge that is sustainability and provide a deeper understanding of what it means to be a global citizen.
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Treating insomnia may reduce mental health problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/treating-insomnia-may-reduce-mental-health-problems
Treating insomnia with online cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) could reduce mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, and paranoia, according to a large randomised controlled trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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Research brings hope of new treatment for asthma sufferers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/research-brings-hope-of-new-treatment-of-asthma-sufferers
Improved treatments for people with severe asthma are a ‘step closer’ after a research team led by Dr Ruth Saunders from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation identified a breakthrough in the cause of airway narrowing.
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Graduate doctor rushes to aid of stab victim in London tube station
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/graduate-doctor-rushes-to-aid-of-stab-victim-in-london-tube-station
A heroic doctor rushed to the rescue after a man was stabbed in a terrorist attack in a London tube station.
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Researchers trial system for improved sea safety
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-trial-system-for-improved-sea-safety
Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.
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Free online course provides insights into Richard III reinterment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/free-online-course-provides-insights-into-richard-iii-reinterment
From Medieval cuisine to the War of the Roses, the third run of the free popular ‘England in the Time of King Richard III’ online course, which is launching Monday 16 February, will offer a fascinating insight into life during 15th century England in the build up to the...
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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.
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Financial Markets and Institutions
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/finance-governance-and-enterprise/financial-markets-and-institutions
The speed and direction of countries’ economic development are tightly linked to the structure, size, and quality of their financial markets.