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• Leicester computational modelling experts pioneer pest-busting model

  Date: 10 Feb 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/slug-distribution

  Mathematicians at the University of Leicester have developed a new mathematical model which could greatly increase the efficiency of pest control...

• Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds

  Date: 8 Feb 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/saturn-aurorae

  Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn.

• Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere

  Date: 3 Feb 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/jupiter-tug-of-war

  New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up aurorae in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, using a...

• €1.5 million award to study birth of planets

  Date: 20 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/erc-starter-grant

  Leicester astrophysics research which seeks to answer fundamental questions about the formation of planets has been awarded a major funding boost...

• Royal Astronomical Society award for Leicester space scientist

  Date: 14 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ras-fowler-award

  A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to...

• AI experts join drive for safety on UK rail crossings

  Date: 13 Jan 2022

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ai-level-crossing

  Leicester researchers are lending their artificial intelligence (AI) expertise to a prototype device designed to improve safety on the UK’s rail...

• Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope

  Date: 25 Dec 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch

  Space scientists at the University of Leicester are celebrating the launch of the most advanced space observatory ever built.

• Leicester Physics students ‘prove’ Santa’s Christmas magic is REAL

  Date: 21 Dec 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/christmas-magic

  A group of Physics students at the University of Leicester have ‘proved’ that there is such a thing as Santa’s Christmas magic.

• Social stress key to population’s rate of COVID-19 infection, study finds

  Date: 23 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/covid-19-social-stress

  Mathematicians have analysed global COVID-19 data to identify two constants which can drastically change a country’s rate of infection.

• Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’

  Date: 9 Nov 2021

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir

  A major new space telescope searching for ‘Earth 2.