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Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid
Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.
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Space Park Leicester developing technology for ultra-clean mini-lab to potentially contain extra-terrestrial samples returned to Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-technology-ultra-clean-mini-lab-extra-terrestrial-samples
University of Leicester’s science and innovation park to lead on a European Space Agency project to build a Double-Walled Isolator (DWI) to support analysis of extra-terrestrial samples, to reduce the risk of cross contamination on Earth
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Elfen
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/elfen
Elfen is a novel space mission that will constrain the influence of heavy ions on the dayside of the magnetosphere, as well as the mechanism that feed the formation and evolution of the nightside low-latitude plasma sheet.
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Botanic Garden Festival
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-festival
The Botanic Garden will be alive with music, workshops, talks, arts and crafts, children’s activities, entertainment, food stalls and more this August.
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Academic staff
https://le.ac.uk/cssp/people/academic
Find out more about academic staff in the School of Criminology, Sociology and Social Policy.
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Tan Yue: Three years after graduation, I found my way home
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/tan-yue
Tan Yue graduated with an MA in Art Museum and Gallery Studies in 2013 and has taken her experience and knowledge back to her home country and started her career in Guangdong Times Museum.
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/news-and-events
Take a look at the news and events from The Centre of Urban History at The University of Leicester.
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The science behind genetic fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/dna-fingerprinting/science
We are all genetically unique - here's a brief overview of what is involved from a scientific perspective.
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Projects
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/projects
The Centre for English Local History is involved with a number of projects, funded by councils and trusts such as the AHRC and Leverhulme Trust. Learn more about the variety of projects we are working on.
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HumanKind
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/humankind
We are looking afresh at Calke Abbey’s past, reassessing the stories told about this place and exploring their potential to foster more meaningful connections.