Â鶹ÊÓƵ

News search

Filters applied:

• Natural Sciences

Showing 11-20 of 42 results

• New report shows shortage of science graduates theory does not add up

  Date: 19 Aug 2018

  /news/2018/august/new-report-shows-shortage-of-science-graduates-theory-does-not-add-up

  Majority of science graduates do not work in highly skilled science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) occupations at any time in their...

• How much comfort can you get from a chocolate bar

  Date: 28 Jun 2018

  /news/2018/july/how-much-comfort-can-you-get-from-a-chocolate-bar

  Chocolate is often the go-to food when people are in need of a pick-me-up, providing consumers with a comforting experience that lifts the mood.

• Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful

  Date: 7 Dec 2017

  /news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful

  Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on...

• Three awards for Leicester celebrating teaching success

  Date: 6 Nov 2017

  /news/2017/november/three-awards-for-leicester-celebrating-teaching-success

  The University’s Natural Sciences teaching team (pictured right) has been selected among only six award winners at a national event celebrating...

• Student research project hopes to help tackle undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa

  Date: 3 Apr 2017

  /news/2017/april/student-research-project-hopes-to-help-tackle-undernutrition-in-sub-saharan-africa

  Exchange students studying on the Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Natural Sciences programme have been involved in a research project investigate major...

• University academic shortlisted for prestigious biology award

  Date: 3 Feb 2017

  /news/2017/february/university-academic-shortlisted-for-prestigious-biology-award

  Dr Sarah Gretton (pictured) from our Centre for Interdisciplinary Science has been shortlisted as a finalist for the HE Bioscience Teacher of the...

• One hundred Leicester academics writing articles for The Conversation

  Date: 29 Sep 2016

  /news/2016/september/one-hundred-leicester-academics-now-writing-articles-for-the-conversation

  One hundred academics from across our University have written more than 180 articles for The Conversation, applying their research expertise to...

• Pokmon Go helps highlight Leicesters inventive approach to communications

  Date: 5 Aug 2016

  /news/2016/august/pokemon-go-helps-to-highlight-leicesters-inventive-approach-to-communications

  The Pokémon Go craze has helped millions of people around the world to ease the Type 2 diabetes burden by walking and catching digital monsters.

• The Bulletin - Leicester academics give views on Brexit

  Date: 15 Jun 2016

  /news/2016/june/the-bulletin-leicester-academics-give-views-on-brexit

  In this episode of The Bulletin from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ News Centre: Hear what Â鶹ÊÓƵ Financial Economics Professor...

• Student research helps to settle who the victor of a superhero showdown would likely be

  Date: 10 Jun 2016

  /news/2016/june/student-research-helps-to-settle-who-the-victor-of-a-superhero-showdown-would-likely-be

  Natural Sciences and Physics and Astronomy students have been using simple calculations to explain the feasibility of the powers behind of some of...