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• Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history

  Date: 6 Sep 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history

  Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester scientists have shed new light on why mass extinctions have...

• Expert opinions cover The Meg, hothouse Earth, Space Force, Nairobi, AI doctors and sex work

  Date: 21 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/expert-opinions-cover-the-meg-hothouse-earth-space-force-nairobi-and-ai-doctors

  The Conversation and Think: Leicester talking points: a range of topical issues recently tackled by academics 11 - 31 August In an article for The...

• New report shows shortage of science graduates theory does not add up

  Date: 19 Aug 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-report-shows-shortage-of-science-graduates-theory-does-not-add-up

  Majority of science graduates do not work in highly skilled science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) occupations at any time in their...

• New research on century-old conundrum

  Date: 13 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/new-research-on-century-old-conundrum

  New research from an international team on a mathematical conundrum that has been unsolved for over a century has been published.

• Leicester passes 5 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 11 Apr 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/leicester-passes-5-million-readers-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 5 million readers through nearly 250 articles written...

• When does colder mean hotter

  Date: 27 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/explaining-the-increasing-temperature-of-cooling-granular-gases

  Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from our Department of Mathematics has developed a theory to explain ‘heating by cooling’, where the temperature of...

• Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations

  Date: 7 Feb 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations

  Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare...

• Leicester mathematicians working with geoscientists from Weatherford give the possibility to see structures deeply in the Earth

  Date: 29 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-mathematicians-working-with-geoscientists-from-weatherford-give-the-possibility-to-see-structures-deeply-in-the-earth

  Mathematicians from our Department of Mathematics and geologists from Weatherford, which provides technologies and services to the oil and gas...

• New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals

  Date: 27 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals

  Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust...

• Six degrees of separation why it is a small world after all

  Date: 19 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/six-degrees-of-separation-why-it-is-a-small-world-after-all

  It’s a small world after all – and now science has explained why.