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• Forbes names Leicester academic in list of prodigious stars changing the world

  Date: 17 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/forbes-names-leicester-academic-in-list-of-prodigious-stars-changing-the-world

  A researcher from our Department of Geology has been named to Forbes’ second annual ‘30 Under 30 Europe’ list in the Science and Healthcare Category.

• Leicester research makes Altmetric Top 100 list for 2016

  Date: 13 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-makes-altmetric-top-100-list-for-2016

  Research led by our University has been featured in the Altmetric 2016 Top 100, which recognises the most shared and discussed academic research...

• New regional High Performance Computing facility to boost Leicesters computational modelling research

  Date: 7 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/new-regional-high-performance-computing-facility-to-boost-leicester2019s-computational-modelling-research

  A new facility dedicated to High Performance Computing involving a partnership of Midlands universities is set to benefit Leicester researchers...

• Leicester research selected as top story by international news distribution platform

  Date: 7 Dec 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-research-selected-as-top-story-by-international-news-distribution-platform

  Recent research into the technosphere by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters from the Department of Geology has been...

• Research finds Earths technosphere now weighs 30 trillion tons

  Date: 30 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-finds-earths-2018technosphere2019-now-weighs-30-trillion-tons

  An international team led by our geologists has made the first estimate of the sheer size of the physical structure of the planet’s technosphere –...

• Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life

  Date: 17 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats

  Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for...

• Prestigious scholarship for talented student with passion for engineering

  Date: 11 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/prestigious-scholarship-for-talented-student-with-passion-for-engineering

  Our University is celebrating future leaders and the benefits of pursuing a career in engineering by supporting young students with a passion for...

• Research explores what Google can tell us about the memory web in the brain

  Date: 10 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/research-explores-what-google-can-tell-us-about-the-memory-web-in-the-brain

  A new study by researchers from the Centre for Systems Neuroscience at our University, in collaboration with the University of California Los...

• Leicester researchers lay it on the line

  Date: 9 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-researchers-lay-it-on-the-line

  The work of Leicester engineers has been profiled in a national publication for industry.

• Leicester geologist contributes to major project examining the technosphere

  Date: 4 Nov 2016

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/leicester-geologist-contributes-to-major-project-examining-the-2018technosphere2019

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from our Department of Geology is working with artist Anne-Sophie Milon on a new project examining the ‘technosphere’...