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• University graduate involved in discovery of rare 450 million yearold coneshaped fossil

  Date: 23 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/university-graduate-involved-in-discovery-of-rare-450-million-year-old-2018cone-shaped2019-fossil

  Researchers from our University, working with an international team of geologists, have discovered an enigmatic fossil of a 450 million year-old...

• Scientists home in on a potential Anthropocene Golden Spike in new research

  Date: 4 Jan 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/scientists-home-in-on-a-potential-anthropocene-2018golden-spike2019-in-new-research

  The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from our School of Geography, Geology...

• New research blows the lid on volcanic activity

  Date: 11 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity

  Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story.

• The happy ending to the story of ambitious project to refurbish iconic Engineering Building

  Date: 6 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/the-2018happy-ending2019-to-the-story-of-ambitious-project-to-refurbish-iconic-engineering-building

  The Herculean task of replacing the iconic roof of one the world’s most revered pieces of 20th-century architecture has been captured on the page...

• Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist

  Date: 20 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/anthropocene-book-series-launches-in-croatia-with-book-on-the-far-future-earth-by-leicester-geologist

  A new book series titled ‘Anthropocene’ has just been launched by Croatia’s leading academic book publisher Skolska knjiga, with the first title...

• 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.

• Supersonic half-term break in the Department of Engineering for London pupil

  Date: 15 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/supersonic-half-term-break-at-the-department-of-engineering-for-london-pupil

  An A-Level student from Surrey spent his autumn half-term break at our University for a rewarding week of work experience in the Gas Dynamics...

• 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.

• Young entrepreneurs in the making reach final of national enterprise skills competition

  Date: 31 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/young-entrepreneurs-in-the-making-reach-final-of-national-business-competition

  Two University of Leicester teams were coached by the Doctoral College to take part in the recent highly prestigious Young Entrepreneur Scheme...