Topic: University Of Leicester

University leaps up rankings

A university has climbed 27 places in a new table of the world's leading seats of learning.. . The University of Leicester came 169th out of more...

Green leafy veg reduces diabetes risk: Study

Tucking into more spinach and other green leafy vegetables can reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, a study published on Friday by the British ...

Green veggies reduce diabetes risk

Tucking into more spinach and other green leafy vegetables can reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes, a study published by the British Medical Journal...

Gym work put back

Plans to redevelop a gym have been delayed.. . Works proposed by the University of Leicester at the Manor Road gym, in Oadby, included demolishing...
Researchers say they may have found further evidence for the existence of an unusual type of black hole.. . Using the European Southern...
A group of international astronomers in the UK, France and the US, led by the University of Leicester, have found proof to confirm the distance and...

Special guest opens science laboratories

A balloon launch and ribbon cutting heralded the opening of Leicester High School's new science laboratories.. . Special guest DNA pioneer...
Each week our friends at Inhabitat recap the week's most interesting green developments and clean tech news for us -- it's the Week in Green. Solar...
One of the key drivers of human evolution and diversity, accounting for changes that occur between different generations of people, is explained by...

Quick brain scan could screen for autism

LONDON (Reuters) - A 15-minute brain scan could in future be used to test for autism, helping doctors diagnose the complex condition more cheaply and accurately.British scientists said on Tuesday their rapid test had proved more than 90 percent accurate i