December
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Insights into the genetic causes of coronary artery disease and heart attacks
- Largest coronary artery disease study to date identifies many new genetic regions associated with risk of heart attacks
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People with Mental Illness are under treated for common medical conditions
- University of Leicester of academic leads team into mental health research
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Breakthrough personalised medicine launched for lung cancer
- Breakthrough personalised medicine launched for lung cancer Xalkori! ®▼(crizotinib) launched in UK for patients with previously treated ALK-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
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Leicester diabetes prevalence rate set for major increase
- University of Leicester Professor warns of threat diabetes poses to people of Leicester
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New evidence on how compound found in red wine can help prevent cancer
- International conference at the University of Leicester will show how resveratrol can prevent cancer, heart disease and diabetes
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Law competition is a Moot point
- Teams to converge on University of Leicester to for legal debate event
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Study raises concerns over online availability of alternatives to illegal drugs
- Health risks of ‘legal highs’ are unknown, warn University of Leicester scientists
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X-ray vision can reveal the moment of birth of violent supernovae
- University of Leicester team surprised by findings
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New light on the Nazca Lines
- Archaeologists gain insight into ancient desert drawings – by walking them
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Leicester students to build their own racing car to compete at Silverstone
- University of Leicester Engineering students are leading the University’s first entry to global motorsport competition Formula Student
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What's Prison Really Like?
- University of Leicester to host Chief Inspector of Prisons for public lecture on Thursday 13 December
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Discovery of tiny fossil new to science
- Rare find from 425 million years ago with body, limbs, eyes, gills and alimentary system preserved
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Concert to tell story of King Richard III’s life through medieval music
- University of Leicester to hold concert of Early Music which will follow the King’s life
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Statement from the University of Leicester, 15 December 2012
- A statement from the University of Leicester in response to the story about Richard III published in the Daily Telegraph on 15 December 2012.
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Workshop to map future of transport solutions
- Event with University of Leicester scientists explores how innovative technology can help with traffic problems
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Mental health lags behind global health and lifespan improvements
- University of Leicester autism expert contributes to international study
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University of Leicester academics recognised for outstanding achievement
- Dr Alan Cann and Dr Raymond Dalgleish achieve Senior Fellowship status of the Higher Education Academy
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Reconstructing the site of Richard III’s last ‘resting place’ before Bosworth
- The University of Leicester has produced an accurate model of Leicester’s Blue Boar Inn – which by tradition housed Richard III shortly before the Battle of Bosworth
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University of Leicester researcher leading project to boost children’s understanding of their parents’ arthritis
- Psychologists to examine how information on arthritis should be communicated to children
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A chance to get involved with Leicestershire’s ancient past
- University of Leicester to hold host of activities on Saturday 12 January for the public as part of the Society for Historical Archaeology’s annual conference
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Major international archaeology conference to be held in Leicester
- University of Leicester to host the Society for Historical Archaeology’s 2013 annual conference in January
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Why does hot water freeze faster than cold water?
- University of Leicester student selected as finalist from among 22,000 entries
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No rest for merry gentlemen at Richard’s raucous royal revelries
- Music from Richard III’s notorious Christmas parties will feature in a concert telling the story of the King’s life
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Leicester Fluorine specialist stars in TV Christmas special
- Professor Eric Hope stars in the famous Christmas Lectures
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University of Leicester Law Graduate lives on £1 a day to help tackle poverty in Nicaragua
- Law student Michael Satchell will travel to Nicaragua in March 2013 to work on an International Citizen Service (ICS) development programme
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Award-winning University arts centre features on new English Heritage website
- Embrace Arts features on website detailing history of buildings that tell the story of disabled people’s lives