February

University of Leicester launches new Centre for Hate Studies: Leicester criminologist spearheads centre to help organisations respond to challenges posed by hate and prejudice
Rat islands ‘a laboratory of future evolution’: University of Leicester academic predicts rats will continue to grow and fill a ‘significant chunk’ of Earth’s emptying ecospace
New King Richard III Website Launched: Site outlines story of King Richard lll and his 500 year place in Leicester’s history
Richard III archaeologist addresses business leaders: Leader of Grey Friars project to speak about Richard III discovery at annual dinner of Leicestershire Business Voice
Bluesky Begins Night Time Aerial Photo Mapping Trials: World’s first integrated night mapping system developed by University of Leicester experts
University to host 3,000 schoolchildren for spectacular chemistry show: The University of Leicester is bringing the explosive Modern Alchemist show to the city on 14 March– with two lectures arranged especially for schools
Indian delegation seeks to establish links with Leicester: Three-day visit seeks to bolster ties with University of Leicester and with the city
Leicester Cultural Quarter’s post-industrial past to be explored through creative writing: University of Leicester is commissioning creative writers to work with archivists to explore local people’s personal connections with landmark post-industrial sites in the East Midlands
Scrutinising the myth of social media ‘neutrality’: University of Leicester academic Dr Ruth Page’s paper published on cultural differences in Wikipedia entries surrounding Meredith Kercher case
Transportation innovation to be discussed at THE ISSUE Conference 2014: University of Leicester academics to speak at networking conference between 11-12 February
Exercise provides hope for kidney disease patients and their vulnerable hearts: National award for new University of Leicester research into preventing heart disease in dialysis patients
Refugees use creative writing to tell their stories: University of Leicester students are helping asylum seekers express their troubled pasts through the New Voices Wagon Project
Genomes of Richard III and his proven relative to be sequenced: Project led by Dr Turi King of the University of Leicester
Bees fight to a stalemate in the battle of the sexes according to new research from the University of Leicester: New study sheds light on genomic conflict in bumblebees
Stunning video of Saturn’s auroras from Leicester-led observations: Spectacular display of Saturn’s northern lights made using observations led by University of Leicester space scientists, using NASA's Cassini spacecraft and Hubble Space Telescope
University of Leicester student leads school-building expedition to Ghana: Student ambassador for national charity in call for volunteers
New £28 million health improvement Initiative in East Midlands: Professor Kamlesh Khunti leads collaboration
Why did the orang-utan come down from the trees?: New study reveals hitherto undocumented extent of orang-utan terrestriality
"Sexy" underwear is not the only way to feel feminine on Valentine's Day, academic says: Underwear consumption expert Dr Christiana Tsaousi says TV shows and glossy magazines give the false impression that only one type of underwear can make women feel feminine
Academic receives international accolade for pioneering diabetes research: University of Leicester academic Professor Kamlesh Khunti awarded 8th Sardar Patel International Award
Tinnitus study signals new advance in understanding link between exposure to loud sounds and hearing loss: Leicester research reveals why hearing loss is correlated with auditory signals failing to get transmitted along the auditory nerve
Leicester Exchanges debate to explore forgotten legacies of Great War: Free public debate will highlight hidden and overlooked effects
‘Funny Bones’ to explore the portrayal of disability in comedy: Free public debate to take place at Embrace Arts, the University of Leicester’s arts centre on Sunday 23 February at 3pm
Experts draw international audience to Richard III conference: Places still available for University of Leicester conference from Friday 21- Sunday 23 February 2014
University of Leicester signs historic partnership agreement with Soran University, Kurdistan, Iraq: • Innovative new Natural Resources Research Centre opened during ceremony on 11 February • Partnership aims to improve sustainable resources expertise
Mitigating the maladies of air quality and climate change: University of Leicester academic Professor Paul Monks discussed global issues at the American Association for the Advance of Science on Sunday 16 February
Prisons: do we still need them?: Chief Executive of the Howard League for Penal Reform delivers latest Scarman Lecture at University of Leicester on 19 February 2014
Launch of river restoration project in Market Harborough: Ambitious scheme to ‘put nature back into river’
Parents are not more likely to split up if mothers earn more than fathers: New paper by University of Leicester management expert published in journal Sociology
“Gravity”-style space debris threat from giant satellite explored in student paper: University of Leicester students reveal the difficulties of de-orbiting the huge satellite Envisat, which lost contact with Earth in 2012
1950s thriller ‘Eden’ to explore corruption in the time of dictatorship: LUTheatre student play to premiere at University of Leicester 5-7 March
Students celebrate ‘Good Deed Day’ by helping local communities: University of Leicester to host plant pot event on Monday 24 February as part of Student Volunteering Week
Traditional ragas and dazzling improvisation: Darbar Unplugged comes to Embrace Arts
Leicester expert on asbestos-related cancer to speak at the House of Lords: University of Leicester mesothelioma expert Professor Dean Fennell will address the House of Lords in support of Lord Saatchi’s Medical Innovation Bill on Monday 24 February
Graduates invited to attend national space industry careers event: Careers in the Space Industry event hosted by University of Leicester’s G-STEP project to take place on Friday 28 February
What does ‘going global’ mean for our record of the past?: University of Leicester to co-host Gerald Aylmer Seminar 2014 in London on Friday 28 February 2014
University of Leicester hosts international multiculturalism celebration: University hosts end-of-project celebration by European Multicultural Foundation and schools across five countries
CUBO appoints new Chair: Frances Stone, Director of Residential and Commercial Services at the University of Leicester, has been appointed Chair of the College & University Business Officers (CUBO)
University of Leicester graduate launches UK’s first university fitness competition: ‘Mr University’ contest to take place on Sunday 16 March at University of Leicester
Crocus blooming signals spring: Weekend viewings of spring flowers at University of Leicester Botanic Garden on Sunday 2 and Sunday 9 March 2014
Recognition for Leicester Renal Centre partnered with Nigeria: Professor Nigel Brunskill helps Leicester's Hospitals receive international funding from International Society of Nephrology
Scientists unlock a ‘microbial Pompeii’: University of Leicester expertise plays part in discovery
New video exposes the harms of hate crime: Educational film from the University of Leicester reveals damaging impact of hate and prejudice
How the space industry is embracing entrepreneurship: Start-ups and small businesses invited to attend the 26th National Student Space Conference at the University of Leicester 1-2 March
Improving Leicester city one hack at a time: University of Leicester students to attend two-day Leicester Civic Hack event on 1-2 March
Charities and public sector join forces to create a generation of young lifesavers: University of Leicester involved in project
New £28 million health improvement Initiative in East Midlands: CLAHRC East Midlands News Release