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• Stunning satellite imagery gives unique view of Leicestershire in all its glory

  Date: 23 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/stunning-satellite-imagery-gives-unique-view-of-leicestershire-in-all-its-glory

  A rarely seen perspective of the county of Leicestershire has been captured in a new high resolution photograph released by Leicester scientists...

• Laser-firing spacecraft lauded by Leicester Director

  Date: 20 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/laser-firing-spacecraft-lauded-by-leicester-director

  Professor John Remedios, Head and Professor of Earth Observation Science and head of the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) at our...

• Academic discusses Anthropocene for BBC Radio 4s The Life Scientific programme

  Date: 17 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/academic-discusses-2018age-of-man2019-for-bbc-radio-42019s-the-life-scientific-programme

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from the Department of Geology featured on BBC Radio Four’s ‘The Life Scientific’ programme to discuss...

• Forbes names Leicester academic in list of prodigious stars changing the world

  Date: 17 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/forbes-names-leicester-academic-in-list-of-prodigious-stars-changing-the-world

  A researcher from our Department of Geology has been named to Forbes’ second annual ‘30 Under 30 Europe’ list in the Science and Healthcare Category.

• Royal Astronomical Society recognises Leicester academics

  Date: 13 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/royal-astronomical-society-recognises-leicester-academics

  Our University is associated with two prestigious prizes announced today by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS).

• Will AI ever understand human emotions

  Date: 10 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/will-ai-ever-understand-human-emotions

  Dr Leandro Minku from the Department of Informatics has written an article for The Conversation discussing the growing data and processing power...

• Leicester astronomer leads study of observations of Jupiter in the far-infrared

  Date: 6 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-astronomer-leads-study-of-observations-of-jupiter

  Dr Leigh Fletcher from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has lead a team that has produced far-infrared maps of Jupiter for the first time...

• Zombie apocalypse would potentially wipe out humanity in just 100 days students calculate

  Date: 5 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/zombie-apocalypse-would-wipe-out-humanity-in-just-100-days-students-calculate

  A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world’s population in shambles, with less than 300 survivors remaining a mere one hundred days into...

• Students film breathtaking images of Earth using high altitude weather balloon

  Date: 4 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/students-film-breathtaking-curvature-of-earth-using-high-altitude-weather-balloon

  Physics students have captured breathtaking images of the Earth’s stratosphere using a high altitude weather balloon.

• Our University working with Chinese Academy of Science on carbon dioxide monitoring satellite mission

  Date: 3 Jan 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-working-with-chinese-academy-of-science-on-carbon-dioxide-monitoring-satellite

  China has launched its first satellite dedicated to the monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2).