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Expert opinions cover Antarctic volcanoes referendums and the menopause
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-antarctic-volcanoes-and-a-tale-of-two-referendums
Professor John Smellie from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has written an article for The Conversation discussing how the...
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Leicester research tests fundamental laws of physics
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-research-tests-fundamental-laws-of-physics
A study that will ‘test our understanding of how the Universe works, particularly outside the relatively narrow confines of our planet’ is being...
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Leicester research is cover story of science journal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-research-is-cover-story-of-science-journal
A study led by scientists at our University is featured on the cover of an online science journal.
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Determined student overcoming brain injury secures a place at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/determined-student-overcoming-brain-injury-secures-a-place-at-leicester
The achievements of an A Level student who has secured a place to study at our University while working to overcome a brain injury have been...
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Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut
Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as...
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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/tracking-a-solar-eruption-through-the-solar-system
Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while...
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Leicester scientists to promote food security in Kenya
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-to-promote-food-security-in-kenya
Our University, in partnership with University of Nairobi in Kenya, has secured funding from the British Council’s Newton-Utafiti Fund for an...
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PhD researcher developing technique to estimate biomass and carbon more efficiently
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/phd-researcher-to-further-develop-technique-to-estimate-biomass-and-carbon-more-efficiently
With climate change a pressing issue, measuring carbon in forests and understanding how efficiently carbon is stored is increasingly vital.
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Leicester scientists welcome completion of air quality monitoring satellite
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-scientists-welcome-completion-of-air-quality-monitoring-satellite
The National Centre of Earth Observation (NCEO) at our University has welcomed the completion of Sentinel 5-Precursor for launch this year.
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Expert opinions cover Euroscepticism Brexit and Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover-euroscepticism-brexit-and-jupiters-great-red-spot
Dr Simona Guerra from our School of History, Politics and International Relations has co-authored an article about how Brexit has changed the...