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• Chronic kidney disease associated with atypically low levels of physical activity

  Date: 10/01/2020 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/10-kidney-research

  A study led by researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) – a partnership between...

• Ichthyosaur skull in Leicester museum reveals Jurassic secrets

  Date: 12/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-ichthyosaur

  A new scientific study has re-examined a series of fossil skulls from the UK, providing new insights into two species of extinct marine reptiles.

• Africa Research Group launched

  Date: 11/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group

  The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in...

• XMM-Newton: It was 20 years ago today...

  Date: 10/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-xmm-newton

  Tuesday 10 December 2019 is the 20th anniversary of the launch of XMM-Newton, one of the most important astronomical observatories ever sent into...

• Trident and Triremes: funding for research into nuclear weapons and Ancient Greece

  Date: 10/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/10-erc-grants

  Two University of Leicester academics have received more than three and a half million euros from the European Research Council for major projects...

• First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation

  Date: 06/12/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation

  A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...

• Images of Research winners revealed

  Date: 28/11/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/28-images-of-research-winners-revealed

  A huge congratulations to our winners for the 2019 Images of Research Competition, which took place on Wednesday 27 November at Fraser Noble Hall.

• Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa

  Date: 21/11/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar

  With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources...

• Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards

  Date: 15/11/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-discovering-excellence-staff-awards

  Last night staff from across the University of Leicester celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the...

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15/11/2019 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-fantastic-beasts-and-where-i-found-them

  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...