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Toxic Apocalypse hits University campus in independent film
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/toxic-apocalypse-hits-university-campus-in-independent-film
A feature film partially shot on the University of Leicester campus has been released through Amazon’s Video on Demand service.
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Unruly bodies and minds in the medical museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/unruly-bodies-and-minds-in-the-medical-museum
Our Research Centre for Museums and Galleries (RCMG) in the School of Museum Studies is leading on Exceptional and Extraordinary, a collaborative project with experts in medical history, disability and museums including Tony Heaton, SHAPE and Katherine Ott, National...
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University scientists study solar system formation using over 1200 alien worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-scientists-study-solar-system-formation-using-over-1-200-alien-worlds
Space scientists at the University are using groundbreaking new information about hundreds of newly discovered exoworlds to help them better understand the evolution of solar systems.
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University of Leicester Monopoly game needs suggestions from Community Chest
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-of-leicester-monopoly-game-needs-suggestions-from-community-chest
Would you be tempted to buy the Percy Gee Building for £300? Perhaps you’d rather build on the Bennett Building than Bond Street? Or think that our Oadby campus would benefit from a hotel – after you have built four houses there already, of course.
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Recycle a cycle and help those in need
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/recycle-a-cycle-and-help-those-in-need
Our Environment Team is encouraging staff, students and the general public to do their bit to cut waste while also helping those in need by recycling bicycles.
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Poor reporting limits impact of research into improving surgical care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/poor-reporting-limits-impact-of-research-into-improving-surgical-care
A new review of academic papers has found that the reporting of attempts to improve the quality of care before, during, and after surgery is “suboptimal”.
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University cited by Leicester MP in European Union membership debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-cited-by-leicester-mp-in-european-union-membership-debate
Our University has been cited in a European Union membership debate in the House of Commons by Leicester West and Labour MP, Liz Kendall, on 15 June.
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Researcher examines impact of slum tourism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/researcher-examines-impact-of-2018slum-tourism2019
New research from Dr Fabian Frenzel from the School of Management examines whether slums across the world have become ‘cool’ as more and more tourists discover favelas, ghettos, townships and barrios on leisurely visits.
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Collections
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections
A large part of the work undertaken in the East Midlands Oral History Archive has been to collect, preserve and catalogue existing collections. Find out more about the collections we have worked on.
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Highlights for Computing and Mathematical Sciences research in REF2021
https://le.ac.uk/computing-and-mathematical-sciences/ref2021
Computer Sciences and Mathematical Sciences research highlights in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework.