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• Screaming jelly babies and cannon fire at Salters Festival of Chemistry

  Date: 21 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/screaming-jelly-babies-and-cannon-fire-at-salters2019-festival-of-chemistry

  60 students from 15 schools in the East Midlands will enjoy an exciting day of chemistry at the Salters' Festival of Chemistry to be held at the...

• New project investigates sources of rare elements vital for solar power

  Date: 16 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/new-project-investigates-sources-of-rare-elements-vital-for-solar-power

  University of Leicester scientists are leading an multinational team investigating better ways of recovering key materials for generating solar power.

• Pyramid of Geezers how to assemble a perfect human pyramid

  Date: 14 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/pyramid-of-geezers

  Physics students have calculated the formula for a perfect human pyramid – and have found that the best suited candidates to achieve maximum...

• Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April

  Date: 9 Apr 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april

  Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good...

• Challenges in transport sector addressed at University conference

  Date: 30 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/challenges-in-transport-sector-addressed-at-university-conference

  EMBRACE welcomed more than 70 delegates to the Space Technology Solutions for Urban Transport conference held on 24 March at the MIRA Technology park.

• Richard III experts discuss how the project illustrates university research is changing for the better

  Date: 26 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/richard-iii-research-team-discuss-how-the-project-illustrates-how-university-research-is-changing

  Experts on Richard III have provided a series of insightful opinion pieces about the last Plantagenet king where they discuss their research,...

• New exhibit to reveal latest research on Richard IIIs DNA and ancestry

  Date: 24 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/new-exhibit-to-reveal-latest-research-on-richard-iiis-dna-and-ancestry

  A new exhibit at the Science Museum in London has revealed the latest scientific discoveries about the life, death and DNA of King Richard III.

• Space technology solutions for urban transport

  Date: 19 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/space-technology-solutions-for-urban-transport

  Space technology is increasingly being used to provide solutions to problems faced by all sorts of industries.

• Change Gear for the all clear against cancer

  Date: 18 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/change-gear-for-the-all-clear-against-cancer

  On the 27 March 2015, students studying Cancer Chemistry will be aiming to raise over £1,000 for Hope Against Cancer, the local cancer research...

• Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time

  Date: 16 Mar 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time

  This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.