Scientists discover secret of largest flying animals to have ever lived They has wingspans the size of small planes The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2024
Londoners living near an airport more likely to experience disturbed sleep - study Loud noise from aircrafts associated with disruption to daily sleep rhythms that cause poor health outcomes Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
University of Leicester facing ‘major incident’ over crumbling buildings Teaching events being relocated while urgent repairs carried out on 1970s structures with degraded concrete The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2024
Edward Derbyshire obituary Other lives: Geocientist at Keele and Leicester universities who carried out a prolonged study of landslides in China The Guardian - UK · Aug 19, 2024
Conquering the far side of the Moon: Breaking down China's historic lunar mission China has become the first country to land a probe on the far side of the Moon and bring samples back to Earth. What does this new milestone mean for science, and how are geopolitics affecting human space exploration? FRANCE 24's Yuka Royer speaks to Martin Barstow, professor of astrophysics… France 24 · Jun 28, 2024
Steve Coogan and makers of The Lost King sued by academic over his portrayal in the film The former deputy registrar of the University of Leicester claims the 2022 movie presented him as ‘dismissive, patronising and misogynistic’ The Guardian - UK · Feb 29, 2024
Steve Coogan facing libel claim over ‘weasel-like’ portrayal in Richard III film Richard Taylor, formerly deputy registrar of the University of Leicester, is bringing legal action over a portrayal of him in the film The Lost King. Evening Standard · Feb 29, 2024
UK Invests £7.4 Million in Global Space Exploration Projects The Space Science and Exploration Bilateral Programme will facilitate collaborations between British universities and international space agencies. International Business Times UK · Feb 16, 2024
Apollo Hospitals Group signs MoU with University of Leicester Apollo Hospitals Group signs MoU with University of Leicester to promote international cooperation, explore collaborative education & research programmes in healthcare management, healthcare & data science. Aim is to tackle global healthcare challenges & address shortage of skilled workforce in India & UK. The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023
Apollo Hospitals Group and University of Leicester sign MoU to promote international cooperation and explore collaborative education and research programmes in healthcare Apollo Hospitals Group and University of Leicester sign MoU to promote international cooperation and explore collaborative education and research programmes in healthcare. The Hindu · Oct 25, 2023
Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms Abdominal aortic aneurysms kill 80% of people in whom they rupture and are linked to around 2,200 deaths in the UK each year Evening Standard · Oct 16, 2023
Richard III academic suing over claims he was portrayed as a ‘sexist bully’ in Steve Coogan film The Lost King Coogan co-wrote and starred in the 2022 film about the uncovering of the royal’s remains The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2023
New Saturn images show a change of seasons The new observations have also provided a last glimpse of Saturn’s north pole, before it begins to recede into the darkness of polar winter. The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2023
Partnership to explore ‘transformational’ personalised cancer treatment The University of Leicester and Isogenica have joined forced to develop novel immunotherapies. The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
The Independent UK · Jul 13, 2023 Keegan hails degree-level apprenticeship for students seeking space sector jobs The new course will begin in 2024.
Bangkok Post · Jul 10, 2023 Proof humans reshaped the world? Chickens PARIS: When aliens or our distant progeny sift through layers of sediment 500,000 years from now to decode the Earth's past, they will find unusual evidence of the abrupt change that upended life half-a-million years earlier - chicken bones.
The Week · May 22, 2023 Thousands of people in UK out of work due to long Covid Nisreen Alwan, professor of public health at the University of Southampton and Daniel Ayoubkhani, principal statistician at the Office for National Statistics and the University of Leicester explain how the latest statistics on the Covid pandemic and jobs suggest long Covid could be causing high levels of economic inactivity.
The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2023 Roman shrine uncovered beneath graveyard in central England Archaeologists have uncovered what they believe to be a Roman shrine beneath a former graveyard in the grounds of a cathedral in central England
The Guardian - UK · Mar 3, 2023 Bacteria-killing viruses could combat antibiotic resistance, says UK scientist Prof Martha Clokie says phages could become routine for some conditions
Birmingham Post · Feb 1, 2023 2023 Leicestershire Innovation Festival starts on Monday February 6 – and there is still time to sign up Fortnight includes biggest LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards yet at the National Space Centre on February 16
The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2023 Food banks and second-hand dancing shoes – the struggles that led to the strikes Workers from across the various sectors taking part in Wednesday’s walkout have said this was the ‘bitter end’ of the dispute with the government.
Birmingham Post · Jan 20, 2023 'Under-used' offices could become 268-bed student scheme Develoer says plans would cause no harm to the historic significance of the Grade II-listed Regent House, in Leicester
Birmingham Post · Jan 12, 2023 Innovate UK boss Indro Mukerjee to deliver keynote speech at 2023 LeicestershireLive Innovation Awards Awards which take place at the National Space Centre on February 16
The Guardian - UK · Jan 1, 2023 ‘There’s been a fundamental change in our planet’: hunt on for spot to mark the start of the Anthropocene epoch Scientists are to pick a location that sums up the current Anthropocene epoch when Homo sapiens made its mark
The Conversation · Dec 7, 2022 Rutland Roman villa: how we found one of the most significant mosaics discovered in the UK The discovery of a previously unknown Roman villa in rural Rutland during the 2020 lockdown was one of the archaeological stories of the year.