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• The right rubber for the job

  Date: 28 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/the-importance-of-using-the-right-rubber-for-the-job

  Researchers from the Department of Geology have discovered that when it comes to rubbers, textured surfaces, and reproduction, more fluid...

• Academic receives prestigious engineering fellowship

  Date: 27 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/academic-receives-prestigious-engineering-fellowship

  Professor Stephen Garrett from the Departments of Engineering and Mathematics, is among seven researchers to have received a prestigious...

• Leicester reaches one million readers on The Conversation

  Date: 22 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/leicester-reaches-1-million-readers-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across the University have collectively captured the imagination of over one million readers through more than 100 articles on The...

• New species of ancient tongue worm discovered

  Date: 21 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/new-species-of-ancient-tongue-worm-discovered

  An international team of scientists led by Leicester researchers has discovered a new species of fossil - a 'tongue worm' - in England and...

• Earth history opens a new chapter

  Date: 11 May 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/earth-history-opens-a-new-chapter

  An international group of scientists has proposed that fallout from hundreds of nuclear weapons tests in the late 1940s to early 1960s could be...

• 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...

• 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...

• Screaming jelly babies and cannon fire at Salters Festival of Chemistry

  Date: 21 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/screaming-jelly-babies-and-cannon-fire-at-salters2019-festival-of-chemistry

  60 students from 15 schools in the East Midlands will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the...

• 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.

• 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...