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  • Figures associated with University receive Queens birthday honours

    An archaeologist whose work helped to establish a new branch of her discipline is one of several figures associated with the University of Leicester to be honoured in the Queen’s birthday honours.

  • How to Train Your Dragonto Fly

    The breeds of dragon from the popular DreamWorks film series How to Train Your Dragon, based on the books by author Cressida Cowell, are of varying size and shape, ranging from the small but aggressive Terrible Terror which is just over a foot...

  • Salt mine in Yorkshire could help to shed light on Martian life

    A PhD student is helping to shed light on life on Mars by exploring similar environments on Earth - including an underground salt mine in North Yorkshire.

  • Project to provide scientists with access to worlds largest highenergy gammaray observatory

    Our University is part of a new project that will provide scientists with access to the world’s largest and most sensitive high-energy gamma-ray observatory. CTA is a global initiative to build the world’s largest and most sensitive high-energy gamma-ray observatory.

  • UK first for Leicester: ground-breaking software lets surgeon see real-time 3D map of heart

    Innovative software that allows a surgeon to view inside a patient’s heart in real time while applying treatment has been used for the first time in the UK in operations at Glenfield Hospital, Leicester.

  • Top employers target Leicester's graduate high-fliers

    Leicester ranked among top 25 UK universities targeted by leading employers. The UK’s 100 best-known graduate employers are targeting students from the University of Leicester according to a major new report on the graduate job market.

  • University of Leicester enters strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber

    The University of Leicester has entered a strategic partnership with East Midlands Chamber.

  • What do Uranuss cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs

    Hydrogen sulphide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their charm, appears to permeate the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus – as has been long debated, but never definitively proven.

  • New understanding of ‘sociable’ slug behaviour calls for better pesticide targeting

    Experts from the University of Leicester have been hot on the slime trail of the grey field slug population thanks to innovative technology that can tag and track the behaviour of the invertebrates.

  • University of Leicester space scientists celebrate success for Gaia

    University of Leicester space scientists are celebrating success after the Gaia project, which aims to create a highly accurate 3D map of our galaxy, picked up two prestigious awards for best Space Achievement and best Space Industry/Project Team.

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