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Leicester team to compete in University Challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-team-to-compete-in-university-challenge
Four talented students from the our University are going to show Paxman what they’re made of in an upcoming episode of University Challenge.
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CassiniHuygens will truly be the benchmark against which all future space missions are compared
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/201ccassini-huygens-will-truly-be-the-benchmark-against-which-all-future-space-missions-are-compared201d
After almost twenty years in space, the Cassini spacecraft will tomorrow (15 September) make its final encounter with Saturn, ending humankind’s...
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Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea
For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore...
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Our international campus opens in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/our-international-campus-opens-in-china
Our first international Institute - in China – offering dual degrees in STEM subjects opens this month.
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Expert opinions cover Juno museums Cassini Ethiopian dams and the business of bikes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-juno-museums-cassini-and-the-business-of-bikes
Dr Jonathan Nichols from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been highlighted in a number of media outlets, including the Daily Mail, the...
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Space data to drive economic and business growth in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/space-data-to-drive-economic-and-business-growth-in-the-east-midlands
A space technologies centre of excellence based at our University has won funding for two years to bring hi-tech know-how for the benefit of...
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Antarcticas volcanoes a song of ice and fire
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/antarcticas-volcanoes-a-song-of-ice-and-fire
Antarctica is a vast icy wasteland covered by the world’s largest ice sheet. This ice sheet contains about 90% of fresh water on the planet.
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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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Study in Nature provides potential for cancer treatment targets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/study-in-nature-provides-potential-for-cancer-treatment-targets
Researchers for our Department of Chemistry have been involved in new research, published in Nature, that provides potential for new targets for...