University of Leicester in the Media - December 2007
Monthly summary of stories with web links citing the University of Leicester
You can access details of previous months' media as well as press coverage here
Broadcast News
- Professor Martin Gill appeared on BBC Radio 5 Live and Watchdog talking about retail security.
- Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys appeared on BBC Radio 4 on the programme Desert Island Discs Click here to see the track listings
- Eleanor Graham, Forensic Pathology Unit, has been interviewd interviewed by Channel 4 news talking on low copy DNA.
Online News
IRIN Africa - SENEGAL: Neither war nor peace in Casamance after 25 years - Martin Evans, a lecturer in geography at the University of Leicester who closely follows events in Casamance, told IRIN. "There are significant elements in the MFDC that have not stood down and are not ready to stand down under the terms of the current peace process." Independennce bid In December 1982 local political and religious leaders in
International Herald Tribune - Italy considers the once-unthinkable: letting foreigners buy Alitalia - "It was an extraordinary moment," said Simon Bennett, a sociologist at the University of Leicester in Britain and author of "After Hubris, Nemesis: Why Flag ...
BBC Online - Alec Jeffreys DNA Man! - before visiting him in his laboratory at the University of Leicester to record the interview. "Sir Alec loves science and his account of the discovery of DNA fingerprinting was riveting. It was a real "Eureka!" moment." John Florance, BBC Leicester He is one of the world's most famous scientists and yet he remains, quite clearly, an ordinary
YellowBrix IndustryWatch - said Simon Bennett, a sociologist at the University of Leicester in Britain and author of "After Hubris, Nemesis: Why Flag Carriers Fail." "Here was a former prime minister telling off the executives of a company that she privatized for diluting its British identity," Bennett said. "It shows what powerful national symbols airlines are." British
The Herald - Sharp Increase In Violent Crime Is No Media Myth - drugs then tend to overlap. Research from the University of Leicester shows that gang members are more likely than non-members to deal in drugs and are five times more likely to carry a gun - though street gangs are more likely to prefer knives. These changes to our culture are not a media fiction. In fact, the bulk of violent acts are not
BBC Online - Leicester Students Christmas Party - Allen, Guest Contributor Students at the University of Leicester held a Christmas party for elderly people from around the city. There was a gospel choir, orchestra, dancing demonstration and 25 student volunteers to help spread Christmas cheer. The University of Leicester's Students Union opened its doors to elderly people from Age Concern
Scotsman - Time to redress the balance - So says research just published by a team at the University of Leicester, who report that while gyms are well equipped to help us get toned abs they are not ...
MedIndia - Becks and Jolie Influence Today's Youngsters Than Shakespeare, Newton - research of 800 respondents carried out at the University of Leicester's department of media and communication has found that the legends like Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton have lost their significance from the life of the today¿s youth to the Tomb Raider star, the England footballer or the Australian pop singer. Dr
The Times of India - Youth more inspired by celebs - research has revealed. A researcher from the University of Leicester's Department of Media and Communication found that historical figures like Winston Churchill, William Shakespeare and Isaac Newton are less important for the youth than today's celebrities, reports contactmusic.com. Charlotte de Backer's study revealed that the high level of
This is Leicestershire - Britain's celebrity-obsessed culture is having a negative effect on young people by creating false idols, academics said today. - idols, academics said today. A new report from Leicester University researcher Dr Charlotte de Backer has found young people aspire to be a celebrity rather than contribute to society. Dr de Backer said a desire to be famous for the sake of it was detrimental to young people's futures. She said: "People used to look up to others from within their
This is Leicestershire - A university doctor has won an award for a poster outlining research into heart disease. - DOCTOR'S AWARD A university doctor has won an award for a poster outlining research into heart disease. Dr Gnaneswar Atturu, from the Vascular Surgery Group in the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Leicester, picked up the first prize in the poster competition during the annual meeting of the
EUROPA - The high price of planting palm oil forests - Dr Susan Page from the University of Leicester in the UK is working on two EU-funded projects: CARBOPEAT and RESTORPEAT. Both have been designed to raise ...
Bangkok Post - Overseas Thais Eye Election - Kay, an MA student at Leicester University, says people's participation is important to the political system. "I voted firstly because I wanted to keep my ...
Drug Discovery and Development - Magnetic Resonance Technique Reveals Insights Into Lung Disease - resonance technique, which is based at The University of Nottingham. Researchers at the University of Leicester have recruited a cohort of 10,000 children the largest to focus on respiratory illnesses in childhood. The two research groups have combined forces, with a joint grant from the Wellcome Trust. The method relies on the fact that certain
Sunday Herald - Black Why No British Court Would Have Jailed Him - Law Journal and a law professor at the University of Leicester, is one who believes that the system is much more lenient in this country. He says: "The Black case would never have come to light here. I think that's pretty obvious. Some would have seen a prosecution as disproportionate and politically risky. "The Serious Fraud Office has never
This is Leicestershire - The vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester has launched a robust defence of its benefit to the community - The vice-chancellor of the University of Leicester has launched a robust defence of its benefit to the community. In an interview to mark the 50th anniversary of the university being
This is Leicestershire - The University of Leicester is exploring ways to help run schools - The University of Leicester is exploring ways to help run schools, Professor Burgess said. The Government is urging universities to set up city academies - independently run and privately-sponsored state schools such as the new Samworth Enterprise Academy in Saffron Lane. The Schools Secretary Ed Balls
ScienceDaily - Carbon Dioxide Expelled From Peatland When Natural Swamp Forest Is Converted To Oil Palm - forests". Adapted from materials provided by University of Leicester. Need to cite this story in your essay, paper, or report? Use one of the following formats: APA MLA Related Stories Greenhouse Gas Threat From Tropical Peatland Under Investigation (Mar. 9, 2007) - A leading environmental researcher at the University of Leicester is to
FollowFollow.com - Women Footballers - should they stay off the pitch? - However, according to Sir Norman Chester's Centre for football research at the University of Leicester, the true sentiment of the ban was found in the fa's ...
ScienceDaily - Researchers Can Read Thoughts To Decipher What A Person Is Actually Seeing - manner to particular individuals or objects, University of Leicester researchers have now discovered that, from the firing of this type of neuron, they can tell what a person is actually seeing. See also: Mind & Brain Brain Injury Neuroscience Disorders and Syndromes Parkinson's Language Acquisition Epilepsy Reference Sensory neuron Mirror
ScienceDaily - Morphine: A Comfort Measure For The Dying Or Pain Control For The Living? - has been developed by medical scientists at the University of Leicester and Ferrara in ...
ScienceDaily - Scientists Develop New Measure Of 'Socioclimactic' Risk - White, analytic social psychologist at the University of Leicester produces first-ever global projection of international differences in subjective well-being -- the 'world map of ...
The Press Enterprise - Moreno Valley vice principal sets calm tone for tense tests - a postgraduate diploma in European law from the University of Leicester in England; master's degree in social sciences and a teaching credential from Cal State San Bernardino; master's degree in educational administration from Chapman University in Orange.
Medical News Today - New Technique Reveals Insights Into Lung Disease, UK - illness. Professor Mike Silverman, of the University of Leicester's Department of Infection, Immunity & Inflammation, commented: "Leicester's role has been to provide the clinical and developmental research questions and a population of children and young people on whom a lot of data has been collected since early infancy.
This is Leicestershire - Revised plans for a university sports centre have gone on show. - for these facilities. "We are talking about the University of Leicester, not the university of Oadby, and I think these buildings should be put elsewhere." Borough council ward councillor Peter Swift has also exppressed fears about traffic and the loss of green space, but said: "We will work with the university to ensure any work is carried out as
PhysOrg - Plants see the light to help beat the big freeze -quality to make their own ¿antifreeze¿, a new University of Leicester study has shown. The research in the Department of Biology reveals that plants react to change in light quality in order to develop freezing tolerance. It has been published in Nature Genetics and was funded by the BBSRC and Royal Society. The study has been described as a
PhysOrg.com - Researchers can read thoughts to decipher what a person is actually seeing - manner to particular individuals or objects, University of Leicester researchers have now discovered that, from the firing of this type of neuron, they can tell what a person is actually seeing. The original research by Dr R Quian Quiroga, of the University's Department of Engineering, showed that one neuron fired to, for instance, Jennifer
This is Leicestershire - Some workers join companies simply because they think they are a soft target for theft, according to new research. - target for theft, according to new research. University of Leicester crime research company PRCI carried out the research by interviewing workers. Leicester University researcher Prof Martin Gill said staff dishonesty involved taking money from the till and stealing goods, as well as cheating on discount cards.
Guardian Unlimited - 15 years late, Europe's lab to head for space - chief engineer at the space research centre at Leicester University. "When it's the Russians and the Americans, the level of negotiation is almost zero - they're constantly at each other's throats." The seven-metre-long cylindrical laboratory carries five major science facilities, three within the lab and two attached to the outside. In one, the
Capital News 9 - Five area men believe depleted uranium is causing their illnesses - the next election,¿ said Randall Parrish of the University of Leicester in the U.K. But for men like Tony Ciarfello, that just doesn't fly. ¿I don't think we should wait. Too much has been done. We have to get something going now,¿ said Ciarfello. He wonders how many others are out there with health problems that may have started here decades
The Innovations Report - University of Leicester Team Fight Computer 'Obesity' Crisis
The Business Review - Uranium found in residents and workers near former National Lead's Colonie plant - Hall's legacy [Albany] A joint study by the University at Albany and the University of Leicester in England has found uranium in workers and residents who lived near the former National Lead Industries munitions plant in Colonie between 1958 and 1982. The study, which will be published in the January issue of Science of the Total Environment,
This is Leicestershire - The countdown to the Special Olympics in Leicester in 2009 has begun with the announcement of the opening date. - All of the competing athletes will be based at Leicester University's new halls of residence in Oadby. Professor Robert Burgess, vice-chancellor of the university, saiid: "The University of Leicester strongly supports the Special Olympics and looks forward to welcoming the athletes to Leicester and to the university's accommodation. It is a
CommonDreams.org - Poison From Depleted Uranium Munitions Site Lingers - New study shows people who lived near or worked at former munitions factory in Colonie have depleted uranium in their bodies said Randall Parrish, a professor at the University of Leicester. The findings will soon be published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Neighbors and former employees have demanded more detailed analysis of the cancers, immune disorders and other illnesses they say have plagued their families. Almost three months ago, the Army
Albany NY Times Union - Poison from NL site lingers -- Page 1 -- Times Union - said Randall Parrish, a professor at the University of Leicester. The findings will soon be published in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Neighbors and former employees have demanded more detailed analysis of the cancers, immune disorders and other illnesses they say have plagued their families. Almost three months ago, the Army
engadget - Researcher claims to read thoughts from neuronal activity
engadget - Probably because a University of Leicester researcher has outright proclaimed that his team "can read human thoughts from neuronal activity. ...
The Innovations Report - New Data Analysis Conclusive About Release Of CO2 From Peatland When Natural Swamp Forest Is Converted To Oil Palm Plantation - analysis undertaken by Dr. Susan Page of the University of Leicester Department of Geography and colleagues involved in the EU-funded CARBOPEAT and RESTORPEAT projects shows conclusively that large amounts of carbon dioxide are released from peatland in Southeast Asia when it is converted from natural swamp forest to plantations of oil palm or
PhysOrg.com - Researchers Fight Computer 'Obesity' Crisis - and institutions like banks, warn the Leicester team. Now a group of researchers at the University of Leicester are collaborating with ATX Software, a company that develops technology that supports re-engineering of legacy systems, in devising new methods and techniques that can be used to keep software agile and fit for purpose. This research is
Guardian Unlimited - Countdown to Thursday launch of space shuttle Atlantis - chief engineer at the Space Research Centre at Leicester University in the UK. "When it's the Russians and the Americans, the level of negotiation is almost zero, they're constantly at each others' throats." The 7-metre-long cylindrical laboratory carries five major science facilities, three within the lab and two attached to the outside. In one,
Times Union - Study: Uranium traces in National Lead neighbors, workers - research team, led by Randall Parrish of the University of Leicester in Britain, today to call for funding to continue the work. Parrish has also tested British war veterans who may have been exposed to depleted uranium dust in the 1991 Persian Gulf war and in the war in Iraq. But he is one of a growing number of people who believe Colonie,
This is Leicestershire - Plans for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of a university campus will go on display for the first time this weekend. - for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of a university campus will go on display for the first time this weekend. Members of the public will be given an opportunity to see revised plans put forward by the University of Leicester for its Oadby campus. The university wants to build a sports centre with a swimming pool and an academic management
The Record - Mid Day Update - A report from Professor Randall Parrish, of the University of Leicester and the NERC Isotope Geosciences Laboratory, was released Wednesday regarding the remaining presence of depleted uranium around the former NL Industries site in Colonie. Traces of depleted uranium, DU, were found in the urine samples of former NL employees, along with
BIOS: Small Business Computing - on the work of a team of researchers at Leicester University, I was able to show that the goal of real-time, interactive engineering analysis seemed to be only just out of reach. I demonstrated a recomputation ... 03.01.06 Fonts Are Intellectual Property Too! In today's competitive business world, one of the best ways to increase
Cordis News - Leaning up 'obese' computer systems - Researchers at the University of Leicester, UK, are tackling the problem of software evolution and degradation in the framework of the EU-funded project ...
PhysOrg.com - Researchers can read thoughts to decipher what a person is ... - ... University of Leicester researchers have now discovered that, from the firing of this type of neuron, they can tell what a person is actually seeing. ...
Innovations Report - Christmas Rip Off - By Staff - A report from University of Leicester crime research company PRCI reveals that businesses face a massive hit on their profit margins- because employees are ...
Troy Record - Report: NL Industries still a danger to people in area - The report featured a survey conducted by Randall Parrish, a professor of geology at the University of Leicester in the United Kingdom, who found traces of ...
MIT Technology Review - Wrap Not, Waste Not - To cut down on all this holiday paper waste, a British mathematician at the University of Leicester has devised a formula for how to most efficiently wrap a ...
Bizjournals.com - Uranium found in residents and workers near former National Lead's ... - A joint study by the University at Albany and the University of Leicester in England has found uranium in workers and residents who lived near the former ...
Guardian Unlimited - Proof of Liverpool's Viking past - who carried out the work with a team at the University of Leicester led by Professor Mark Jobling. Article continues They used historical documents, including a tax register from the time of Henry VIII, to identify surnames common in the region. They then recruited 77 male...
Lancashire Evening News - Making of a comedy writer - before taking a photography job at the University of Leicester in 1995. During his job a university tutor spotted hi s potential and suggested he do a sociology degree, which he did from 1996 to 1999. Having struggled at school, Stuart finished top of the class, which gave him the confidence to think about writing seriously. Stuart's two daughters...
This is Leicestershire - A university is host to a group of scholars from Bhutan on a fact-finding mission to Leicestershire - A university is host to a group of scholars from Bhutan on a fact-finding mission to Leicestershire. The University of Leicester's School of Education has welcomed four teachers from the South Asian country for a month's stay. They include lecturers from the Royal University of Bhutan, Samtse College of...
Expatica - How happy are we? - of the University of Leicester, included twice as many countries as Veenhoven in his Global Projection of Subjective Well-being, which also measures the correlation of happiness and wealth. He, too, led his list with Denmark, Switzerland and Austria. Bhutan, where less than half the people can read or write...
This is Leicestershire - A senior lecturer from the University of Leicester has won cash to improve mental health services for youngsters - A senior lecturer from the University of Leicester has won cash to improve mental health services for youngsters. Nisha Dogra is one of 12 healthcare professionals to receive a Leaders for Change award from the Health Foundation. She will spend the next year on her project to improve the service provided by Leicestershire...
This is Leicestershire - Accountancy firm KPMG has appointed one new partner and promoted a further three employees to director - Three graduates qualified at Leicestershire universities, while the other two graduates are originally from Leicester. Mohammed Osman and Chris Glew are joined by Katerina Penter who gained a law degree from Leicester University. Chetna...
Times Online - I'm not a speed freak, but. . . - The criminology department at the University of Leicester examined 13 projects, and concluded that "the majority of the schemes evaluated did not reduce crime, and even where there was a reduction, this was mostly not due to CCTV; nor did CCTV make people feel safer, much less change their behaviour". Considering that we now spend more...
Independent - The Big Question: Has the Hubble space telescope project been worthwhile? - Nasa on the next service mission and head of Leicester University's physics and astronomy department, there is no doubt that the Hubble project as a whole has been a great success. "Since the early problems with its mirror, the project really hasn't looked back since," he says. "Of course there have been ups and downs, but it has been invaluable...
This is Leicestershire - A university's direct mail campaign has won a national award for its work in increasing student applications and open day attendance - A university's direct mail campaign has won a national award for its work in increasing student applications and open day attendance. The University of Leicester was singled out for the Marking Initiative of the Year and was presented with the accolade at a reception in London. Its "Our Passion Is" direct...
The Innovations Report - Research Looks At How South Asian Populations Cope With Cancer - cope with cancer, and a researcher at the University of Leicester, funded by the Leicestershire and Rutland charity Hope Against Cancer, is to investigate this further. Karen Lord, who holds the first Nursing Fellowship at the University funded by Hope Against Cancer (formerly The Hope Foundation), is researching the information which British
The Innovations Report - Artist aims to develop poem sequence based on myths and images of the Northern Lights - the Northern Lights next article 29.11.2007 Leicester writer Siobhan Logan is collaborating with the Radio and Space Plasma Physics Group of the University of Leicester, to visit Tromso in Northern Norway in December. The trip will be to develop her poem sequence, Colour Catchers, based on myths and images of the Northern Lights. She hopes
This is Guernsey - Employee Rights - Latest research conducted by Leicester University revealed that 70% of employees questioned admitted they would steal from their employer if they knew they could get away with it. Addvocate Roland said employee fraud went on in all forms of business and not just the major companies. It can range from adjusting expenses figures and
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