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• Moles hate eating sand, Leicester research reveals

  Date: 27 Aug 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/moles

  Anyone who has had their day at the beach ruined by the sound and sensation of biting into a sandy sandwich can look to the humble mole for ways...

• Professor Paul Monks to join BEIS as new Chief Scientific Advisor

  Date: 20 Jul 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/professor-paul-monks-to-join-beis-as-new-chief-scientific-advisor

  The University of Leicester’s Professor in Atmospheric Chemistry and Earth Observation Science Paul Monks is to join the Department of Business,...

• ESA provides a business boost for Space Park Leicester

  Date: 23 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/esa-boost-space-park

  Space Park Leicester has been selected as a new centre to offer the successful business incubation programme for start-ups in the UK, run by the...

• £500,000 awarded to create new Deep Space Centre

  Date: 16 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/deep-space-centre

  A new centre dedicated to the exploration of deep space is to be built at the Space Park Leicester site, after the Wolfson Foundation awarded a...

• Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered

  Date: 7 Jun 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone

  A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone...

• Space Park Leicester named as a UK ‘centre for excellence’ for future growth

  Date: 21 May 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/space-park-future-growth

  A new report by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) has identified Space Park Leicester, the landmark national initiative being...

• £1.7m awards announced for research spanning space and smoking

  Date: 23 Apr 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/fellowships

  Two academics have received prestigious fellowships, announced today, to pursue research in planet formation and the effects of tobacco over time.

• Analysis of coral reveals long-term climate impact in Southeast Asia

  Date: 17 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-coral-reefs

  Leicester-led research into coral reefs fringing the iconic island of Borneo in Southeast Asia has revealed the impact of cyclical climate...

• Widespread prehistoric volcanic activity across Mongolia and China linked to a common cause

  Date: 17 Mar 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/17-volcanoes

  Research by a Leicester-led team of geologists has uncovered new evidence for the causes of widespread volcanic activity in eastern Asia 100...

• Heather Couper (1949-2020)

  Date: 20 Feb 2020

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-heather-couper

  The University has learned with sadness of the death of Leicester alumna Dr Heather Couper CBE who did so much to popularise astronomy through her...