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• New research blows the lid on volcanic activity

  Date: 11 Dec 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity

  Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story.

• Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist

  Date: 20 Nov 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/anthropocene-book-series-launches-in-croatia-with-book-on-the-far-future-earth-by-leicester-geologist

  A new book series titled ‘Anthropocene’ has just been launched by Croatia’s leading academic book publisher Skolska knjiga, with the first title...

• Scientist discusses global environmental issues at Sultans banquet

  Date: 23 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientist-discusses-global-environmental-issues-at-sultan2019s-banquet

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz (pictured) from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment recently spoke at a banquet in Frankfurt held by...

• Geology researchers participate in Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society events

  Date: 2 Oct 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/geology-professors-participate-in-leicester-literary-and-philosophical-society-events

  Founded in 1835, The Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society predates the University by over a century, yet it was an integral catalyst in...

• Scientists suggest significant scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earths history

  Date: 29 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-suggest-significant-scale-of-human-impact-on-planet-has-changed-course-of-earth2019s-history

  The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists led by our School...

• Leicester passes 4 million readers milestone on The Conversation

  Date: 19 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-passes-4-million-reader-milestone-on-the-conversation

  Academics from across our University have collectively captured the imagination of over 4 million readers through nearly 230 articles written...

• Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey

  Date: 12 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea

  For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore...

• Antarcticas volcanoes a song of ice and fire

  Date: 7 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/antarcticas-volcanoes-a-song-of-ice-and-fire

  Antarctica is a vast icy wasteland covered by the world’s largest ice sheet. This ice sheet contains about 90% of fresh water on the planet.

• Expert opinions cover Antarctic volcanoes referendums and the menopause

  Date: 6 Sep 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-antarctic-volcanoes-and-a-tale-of-two-referendums

  Professor John Smellie from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has written an article for The Conversation discussing how the...

• Study into infested fossil worms shows ancient examples of symbiosis

  Date: 24 Aug 2017

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-into-infested-fossil-worms-shows-ancient-examples-of-symbiosis

  One of the earliest examples of two invertebrate species living together in a symbiotic relationship has been found in 520-million-year-old...