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• Public lecture on ice sheets and sea levels rescheduled

  Date: 6 Jan 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/06-ice-sheets-lecture

• Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?

  Date: 20 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights

  Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but...

• Ichthyosaur skull in Leicester museum reveals Jurassic secrets

  Date: 12 Dec 2019

  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.

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

  Date: 10 Dec 2019

  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...

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

  Date: 6 Dec 2019

  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...

• Maths graduate wins prestigious Green Gown Award

  Date: 27 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/27-green-gown-awards

  For the second year running, the University of Leicester was awarded the Research with Impact - Student award at the Green Gown Awards.

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

  Date: 21 Nov 2019

  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...

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  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...

• Breakthrough power source scoops Engineer Award

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-engineering-award

  Congratulations to Professor Richard Ambrosi and colleagues in our School of Physics and Astronomy who have won the ‘Aerospace, Defence and...

• £1.3 million grant for global atmosphere research

  Date: 9 Oct 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-troposphere-erc-grant

  Dr Eloise Marais from our School of Physics and Astronomy has secured a European Research Council (ERC) grant of more than £1 million to advance...