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Harnessing the power of rain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/harnessing-the-power-of-rain
Physics students taking the Physics Special Topics module have investigated how viable rainfall is as a source of energy - particularly in comparison to solar energy.
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Academic publishes one of the best books of the year
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/academic-publishes-one-of-the-best-books-of-the-year
A book by University of Leicester academic Dr Kate Loveman has been cited among the best books of the year.
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Winners of the 12th Festival of Postgraduate Research announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/winners-of-the-12th-festival-of-postgraduate-research-announced
The winners of the Festival of Postgraduate Research 2016 have been announced. During the Festival our University gets to showcase the best of its research student talent and this year the standard of entries was very high.
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Can Leicester City win the Premier League
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/can-lcfc-go-on-to-win-the-premier-league
The Foxes are enjoying extraordinary success this season and are currently two points clear at the top with 12 games remaining, despite being bottom of the table at the same stage last season.
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Scientists discover prehistoric Kite Runner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/scientists-discover-prehistoric-2018kite-runner2019
Scientists have discovered an ancient animal that carried its young in pouches or capsules tethered to the parent’s body like tiny, swirling kites. The miniscule creature, Aquilonifer spinosus, was an arthropod that lived about 430 million years ago.
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Local charity donates equipment to diabetes centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/local-charity-donates-equipment-to-diabetes-centre
A charity has donated a state-of-the-art treadmill to the Leicester Diabetes Research centre to help progress research into the condition.
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University geneticist warns of pseudoscience in industries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/university-geneticist-warns-of-2018pseudoscience2019-in-industries
A University scientist has joined leading scientists from across Europe in raising an alarm over the ‘pseudoscience’ concerning regulation of compounds used in agriculture, healthcare and industry.
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Benedict Cumberbatch relives Richard III reinterment in new interview
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/benedict-cumberbatch-relives-richard-iii-reinterment
Benedict Cumberbatch has described the moment he received an email from the University advising him he was related to King Richard III.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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Is there life on Mars?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/15-is-there-life-on-mars
BBC Life on Mars BBC Camera Crew filming University academic|The university of Leicester is working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency to determine the age-old question, is there life on Mars? Mars Sample Return is happening with the launch of NASA’s Mars 2020...