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• First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation

  Date: 6 Dec 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation

  A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...

• Images of Research winners revealed

  Date: 28 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/28-images-of-research-winners-revealed

  A huge congratulations to our winners for the 2019 Images of Research Competition, which took place on Wednesday 27 November at Fraser Noble Hall.

• Switching to renewable energy could save thousands of lives in Africa

  Date: 21 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/21-africa-solar

  With renewable energy cheaper and more efficient than ever, countries in Africa have the unique opportunity to harness abundant renewable sources...

• Fantastic Beasts and Where I Found Them

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-fantastic-beasts-and-where-i-found-them

  Join us for the first in a revamped series of Professorial Inaugural Lectures as Professor Richard Thomas discusses his research into human-animal...

• Staff recognised at the Discovering Excellence Awards

  Date: 15 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/15-discovering-excellence-staff-awards

  Last night staff from across the University of Leicester celebrated the innovation, creativity and dedication of our fantastic colleagues at the...

• Groundbreaking research identifies what makes human brains – and humans – unique in the animal world

  Date: 14 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/14-concept-cells

  A neuroscientist at the University of Leicester has identified a fundamental difference between human and animal brains.

• Introducing… the Leicester Grading System for Foveal Hypoplasia

  Date: 12 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/12-leicester-foveal-scale

• Breakthrough power source scoops Engineer Award

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-engineering-award

  Congratulations to Professor Richard Ambrosi and colleagues in our School of Physics and Astronomy who have won the ‘Aerospace, Defence and...

• Improving cardiac surgery benefits through key research

  Date: 11 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/11-cardiac-surgery

  Over 35,000 adults undergo cardiac surgery in the UK every year with a further 1 million worldwide.

• Risk calculator helps GPs predict which kidney disease patients need hospital care

  Date: 8 Nov 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/08-kidney-study

  A new study has discovered a way to help GPs predict which people with kidney disease are more likely to go on to develop kidney failure and need...