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• Funding support for higher degrees at Leicester

  Date: 17 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/funding-support-for-higher-degrees-at-leicester

  Our University is providing support for people interested in advancing their educational qualifications.

• University data allows members of the public to search for land use in their area of the UK based on postcode

  Date: 9 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-data-allows-members-of-the-public-to-search-for-land-use-in-their-area-of-the-uk-based-on-postcode

  For the first time, members of the public can now search for how the land is used in their local area of the United Kingdom based on their...

• Leicester scientists win Space Oscar for pioneering research to reduce deforestation

  Date: 1 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-scientists-win-2018space-oscar2019-for-pioneering-research-to-reduce-deforestation

  Research that has led to a mobile app to help combat illegal logging has been recognised internationally.

• Leicester professor is most productive and cited woman in urban geography

  Date: 17 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-professor-is-most-productive-and-cited-woman-in-urban-geography

  In a recent article published in the journal ‘Urban Studies’, Lily Kong and Junxi Qian analysed texts published about urban geography and urban...

• Leicester academic co-authors new book on young people and the anti-apartheid protest

  Date: 10 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-academic-co-authors-new-book-on-young-people-and-the-anti-apartheid-protest

  Dr Gavin Brown, Associate Professor in Human Geography, has co-written a book about young people's involvement with the anti-apartheid movement.

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea

  For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore...

• Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes

  Date: 11 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes

  Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the...

• Determined student overcoming brain injury secures a place at Leicester

  Date: 24 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/determined-student-overcoming-brain-injury-secures-a-place-at-leicester

  The achievements of an A Level student who has secured a place to study at our University while working to overcome a brain injury have been...

• Leicester scientists to promote food security in Kenya

  Date: 3 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-to-promote-food-security-in-kenya

  Our University, in partnership with University of Nairobi in Kenya, has secured funding from the British Council’s Newton-Utafiti Fund for an...