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• Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago

  Date: 6 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago

  Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a...

• Leicester celebrates World Book Night

  Date: 6 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-celebrates-world-book-night

  To celebrate World Book Night, this year the University successfully applied to be a volunteer institution, and hand out out books to share a love...

• University celebrates milestone 100 articles on The Conversation

  Date: 29 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/university-reaches-100-articles-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively published 100 articles on The Conversation, setting a new milestone for Leicester in...

• New project investigates sources of rare elements vital for solar power

  Date: 16 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/new-project-investigates-sources-of-rare-elements-vital-for-solar-power

  University of Leicester scientists are leading an multinational team investigating better ways of recovering key materials for generating solar power.

• Big data technology helps to find ideal river locations for hydro-power generation

  Date: 13 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/big-data-technology-helps-to-find-ideal-river-locations-for-hydro-power-generation

  A technology in development with the University has the potential to revolutionise the sourcing of renewable energy from rivers.

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April

  Date: 9 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april

  Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good...

• Hidden Stories book launch celebrates Leicesters and Glossops Deindustrial Past

  Date: 31 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018hidden-stories2019-book-launch-celebrates-leicester2019s-and-glossop2019s-de-industrial-past

  The AHRC-funded ‘Affective Digital Histories: Recreating De-industrial Places, 1970s to the Present’ project team will present an evening of...

• Richard III experts discuss how the project illustrates university research is changing for the better

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-research-team-discuss-how-the-project-illustrates-how-university-research-is-changing

  Experts on Richard III have provided a series of insightful opinion pieces about the last Plantagenet king where they discuss their research,...

• Turkish Minister in University visit

  Date: 18 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/turkish-minister-in-university-visit

  The Turkish Deputy Minister for Economy Adnan Yildirim, was in the East Midlands as the guest of the Leicester Asian Business Association (LABA)...

• Study measures the pulse of planet Earth to unearth climate change secrets

  Date: 16 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/study-measures-the-pulse-of-planet-earth2019-to-unearth-climate-change-secrets

  An international research team led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has for the first time harnessed technology...