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• From the subatomic to the intergalactic: scientists gather in Leicester to share supercomputer results

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/10-dirac-day

  Experts in astrophysics, particle physics, nuclear physics and cosmology will assemble at the University of Leicester this week to share the latest scientific advances which have been made possible by DiRAC, a multi-site supercomputing facility.

• Breakthrough in fuel cell recycling turns ‘forever chemicals’ into renewable resources

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/breakthrough-fuel-cell-recycling-forever-chemicals-renewable

  University of Leicester scientists develop technique using soundwaves to separate materials in fuel cells in seconds

• Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth

  A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly from birth.

• Rapid spread of a meningitis bacteria linked to hypermutable sequences helping avoidance of the immune system

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/26-meningitis-bacteria-spread-avoidance-immune-system

  An enhanced potential to avoid the human immune system has been found in recent serogroup W isolates of Neisseria meningitidis by University of Leicester researchers, which may explain in part why the strain spread so rapidly among young people in 2013.

• Room types

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/accommodation/room-types

  Find out about the different room types in our halls, from twin bedrooms to one-bedroom flats, including information on adapted rooms for disabled students.

• How you can help

  https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/information-for-parents-and-supporters/how-you-can-help

  Find out how parents and supporters can help students feel comfortable and supported when moving to university.

• PhD researchers rise to Three Minute Thesis challenge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/three-minute-thesis-seaweed

  More than 100,000 battery electric vehicles (BEVs) were sold in the UK in 2020, with further demand for battery technology in hybrid vehicles.

• University research plays ‘vital role’ in fighting climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/climate-exp0

  Professor Susan Page, from the University of Leicester’s School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, shared leading research into using peatland environments to capture carbon as one form of nature-based solution.

• University to mark founding legacy as living memorial

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial

  A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

• Future 50: Leicester seeks next generation of world-changing researchers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/f50-campaign

  The University is inviting applications for 50 funded doctoral opportunities