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• Former Leicester astronomers recall how they discovered the source of the dazzling Geminids meteor shower

  Date: 11 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/former-leicester-astronomers-recall-how-they-discovered-the-source-of-the-dazzling-geminids-meteor-shower

  The beautiful Geminids meteor shower is due to light up the heavens this weekend, but the source of the enigmatic cosmic display had eluded...

• The hunt for the Christmas meteorite

  Date: 10 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/the-hunt-for-the-christmas-meteorite

  An article by the BBC discussing a 4.

• Astrophysicist to visit Kazakhstan to watch astronaut Tim Peake make British space exploration history

  Date: 9 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-prepares-to-visit-kazakhstan-to-watch-astronaut-tim-peake-make-british-space-exploration-history

  Martin Barstow, University Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space...

• Researchers shed light on why and how Stonehenge was built

  Date: 7 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/researchers-shed-light-on-why-and-how-stonehenge-was-built

  Excavation of two quarries in Wales by a team of archaeologists and geologists - including Dr Rob Ixer, a researcher with the Department of...

• Leicester scientists develop new imaging system for worlds largest gamma ray observatory

  Date: 4 Dec 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/leicester-scientists-develop-new-imaging-system-for-world2019s-largest-gamma-ray-observatory

  Richard White (MPIK), Duncan Ross (UoL), Jon Lapington (UoL) Image credit Richard White, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg...

• Study finds final year individual bonuses are counter-productive

  Date: 24 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/study-finds-final-year-individual-bonuses-are-counter-productive

  A new study by researchers in the UK and Australia has found it makes better business sense to reward team performance rather than provide...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 19 25 November

  Date: 20 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-19-25-november

  Dr Daniel Ladley from the Department of Economics has written an article for The Conversation discussing how cooperative groups work better than...

• Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper

  Date: 19 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper

  A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department...

• Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life

  Date: 18 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life

  On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.

• NERC invests 8m into lowcarbon technology research

  Date: 10 Nov 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/nerc-invests-ps8m-into-green-energy-technology-research

  NERC is investing just over £8m in research to ensure we have access to elements needed to develop a variety of low-carbon technologies.