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New lecture series to explore Leicesters planning story
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/new-lecture-series-to-explore-leicesters-planning-story
A new series of public lectures that will explore the urban development, history and architecture of Leicester will launch later this month.
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Leicester academic discusses Theresa Mays Brexit speech
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/university-of-leicester-academic-discusses-theresa-may2019s-brexit-speech
Professor Panicos Demetriades, of the School of Business, featured in an interview for Radio Sputnik discussing the implications of Theresa May’s...
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Expert panel visiting Leicester to take Brexit questions - spaces still available
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/expert-panel-visiting-leicester-to-take-brexit-questions
Yesterday (17 January), Prime Minister Theresa May gave a highly anticipated speech on Brexit in which she said the UK "cannot possibly" remain...
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Royal Astronomical Society recognises Leicester academics
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).
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Study reveals Congo swamps as the worlds largest tropical peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/study-reveals-congo-swamps-as-the-world2019s-largest-tropical-peatland
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be largest in the tropics.
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Will AI ever understand human emotions
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...
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Leicester astronomer leads study of observations of Jupiter in the far-infrared
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...
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Zombie apocalypse would potentially wipe out humanity in just 100 days students calculate
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...
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Students film breathtaking images of Earth using high altitude weather balloon
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.
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Our University working with Chinese Academy of Science on carbon dioxide monitoring satellite mission
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).