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University of Leicester celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-sir-david-attenborough-100th-birthday
A tree planting and a showstopping cake rustled up by a dream Great British Bake Off team were highlights of the University of Leicester’s...
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To settle harsh environments, early humans needed friends – new findings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/harsh-environments-early-humans
University of Leicester expertise helps to identify the oldest archaeological site in Lesotho, southern Africa and evidence of human occupation as...
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Leicester chemist brings dinosaurs with a dram of science to Edinburgh Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/chemist-dinosaurs-edinburgh-science-festival
Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley co-hosts two shows with Bake Off 2020 winner Peter Sawkins, exploring how fossils form, and the...
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University of Leicester scientists reveal hidden world of baking in new Matt Adlard book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/science-of-baking-microscopic-josh-smalley
University of Leicester scientists have revealed the hidden world of baking through microscopic images featured in Matt Adlard’s new book, The...
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Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/freshened-water-ocean-floor-confirmed
International team including University of Leicester geoscientists provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers,...
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Leicester-led issue of prestigious journal collects latest thinking on human impact on biosphere
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/prestigious-journal-human-impact-biosphere
University of Leicester Earth scientist guest-edits issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, building on leading role in the...
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Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-fossils-vertebrates-four-eyes
Study by international team of researchers, including a University of Leicester palaeontologist, examines exquisitely preserved fossils from the...
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Inspirational environmental scientist returns to the University of Leicester to collect an honorary award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/environmental-scientist-returns-university-leicester-honorary-award
An environmental scientist and champion of women in science, technology, engineering and maths has been honoured upon her return to the University...
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Ancient Antarctica reveals a ’one–two punch’ behind ice sheet collapse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-antarctica-ice-sheet-collapse
University of Leicester geoscientist contributes to study showing impact of ocean warming on ice sheets, using results obtained from expedition to...
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TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers
The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist...