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The science of scary scrumptiousness: Leicester chemist to present at New Scientist Live
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-new-scientist-live
Chemistry researcher and Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley joins the line-up at science festival with a Hallowe’en-themed live science extravaganza on 19 October
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University researchers publish new report evaluating efforts to improve person-centred care
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/university-researchers-publish-new-report-evaluating-efforts-to-improve-person-centred-care
An independent evaluation report led by researchers from our University has been published, based on work funded by the Health Foundation and NHS England The report sets out the findings from a qualitative evaluation of the feasibility of using a tool called the Patient...
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A multidisciplinary team of scientists aim to solve the mystery of magnetoreception
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/magnetoreception
A significant research grant from the Wellcome Trust will allow a team of researchers to identify the biological mechanisms through which magnetic forces affect animals, including humans
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Leicester astrophysicist takes on key role in international space organisation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/martin-barstow-essi
New Executive Committee for Earth-Space Sustainability Initiative (ESSI) includes Professor Martin Barstow from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester.
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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro
With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer and PhD student at the British Library/University of Leicester, has written a blog on the periods of minority government...
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New space research to survey chimpanzee habitats
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/jgi-laser-chimps
Professor Kevin Tansey, of the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, will work closely with colleagues at Space Park Leicester – the first phase of which is now complete – in supporting the research and knowledge exchange programme.
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Our research culture
https://le.ac.uk/research/culture
Research is at the heart of everything that we do at the University of Leicester, and is core to our institutional strategy. We will create a positive and enabling research environment, delivering world-leading research that transforms lives.
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Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/freshened-water-ocean-floor-confirmed
International team including University of Leicester geoscientists provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers, following an expedition off the coast of New England in 2025
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Stargazing Live 2015 astronomers mark solar eclipse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/astronomers-to-shed-light-on-space-discoveries-to-mark-spectacular-solar-eclipse
Our space scientists will be taking part in a spectacular event to mark the solar eclipse on 20 March by demonstrating some of their out-of-this-world research – including how they located and identified Beagle 2 on Mars.
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Researcher discusses link between Maths and Music
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/researcher-discusses-link-between-maths-and-music
In anticipation of World Maths Day on Saturday 15 October, Leicester mathematician Professor Ruslan Davidchack describes mathematics as “the highest form of intellectual art known to mankind”.