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• Conservation quest to identify Leicesters wildlife and protect wild hedgehogs

  Date: 5 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/conservation-quest-to-identify-wildlife-ranging-from-bats-to-butterflies

  Staff and students will be embarking on a quest - along with eager members of the public - to identify a wide range of wildlife in Leicestershire...

• Leicester reaches 200 article milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 2 May 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-experts-publish-200-articles-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 3.

• Leicester geologist invited to present findings to European Geosciences Union

  Date: 24 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-geologist-invited-to-present-findings-to-european-geosciences-union

  A geologist from our University  will present his research into earthquakes to the European Geosciences Union conference in Vienna on 25 April.

• Leicester student sets British Rubiks cube record

  Date: 19 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-student-sets-british-rubiks-cube-record

  A Leicester student has become the fastest British person to solve a Rubik's cube after he solved the puzzle in a staggering 6.54 seconds.

• Four Leicester students shortlisted for TARGETjobs Undergraduate of the Year Awards

  Date: 11 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/targetjobs-undergraduate-of-the-year-awards-university-of-leicester-students-shortlisted

  Four Leicester undergraduates have beaten off stiff competition to be shortlisted for prestigious national awards widely recognised by graduate...

• Leicester announces international campus

  Date: 5 Apr 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/leicester-announces-international-campus

  The University of Leicester’s foreign campus in China is set to open in September and will offer dual degrees for UK students spending one year in...

• The Guardian highlights Vardyquake project

  Date: 31 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-guardian-highlights-vardyquake-project

  Vardyquake, the student geology project that achieved worldwide attention for calculating the seismic signals generated by Leicester fans cheering...

• University investment in research talent at the cutting edge of science

  Date: 23 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/university-investment-in-research-talent-at-the-cutting-edge-of-science

  Fresh investment into postgraduate research at the University of Leicester will nurture a cohort of scientists with expert knowledge and advanced...

• The Anthropocene Leicester scientists respond to criticisms of new geological epoch

  Date: 23 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/the-anthropocene-leicester-scientists-respond-to-criticisms-of-new-geological-epoch

  A team of academics from our University has responded to criticisms of the proposal to formalise a new geological epoch – the Anthropocene.

• Unique exceptionally preserved fossil named in honour of Sir David Attenborough

  Date: 17 Mar 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/unique-2018exceptionally-preserved2019-fossil-named-in-honour-of-sir-david-attenborough

  An international team of scientists led by our University has discovered a new 430 million-year-old fossil and has named it in honour of Sir David...