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• Local schoolchildren to board a steam train in the name of science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/local-schoolchildren-to-board-a-steam-train-in-the-name-of-science

  Schoolchildren from the East Midlands will be jumping on board a steam train on Friday 13 March to perform a classic science experiment as part of a University project organised by Dr Emma Chung from the Department of Cardiovascular Sciences to mark the first day of...

• Bonds latest technique could give criminals a nasty shock

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/bonds-latest-technique-could-give-criminals-a-nasty-shock

  A new crime-fighting technique developed by Dr John Bond OBE from the Department of Criminology could leave criminals shaken - and a little bit stirred.

• 2million grant gives Leicester research team a helping hand

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/ps2million-grant-gives-leicester-research-team-a-helping-hand

  Joe Dias (pictured), Professor of Hand and Orthopaedic Surgery in our Department of Health Sciences, and his colleagues at Leicester’s Hospitals have been awarded a National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) grant of just under...

• First photo from Junos Jupiter orbit released

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/first-photo-from-junos-jupiter-orbit-released

  NASA’s Juno spacecraft has sent its first in-orbit view. Juno’s visible-light camera was turned on six days after Juno fired its main engine and placed itself into orbit around the largest planetary inhabitant of our solar system. The new view was obtained on 10 July at 6.

• NIHR anniversary report highlights Leicester research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/nihr-anniversary-report-highlights-leicester-research

  Two projects at the University of Leicester have been highlighted as shining examples of the benefits of research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research since its creation in 2006.

• How locust ears can help us understand hearing loss

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-how-locust-ears-can-help-us-understand-hearing-loss

  Dr Ben Warren has been awarded the prestigious Royal Society University Research Fellowship to understand the science behind how ears work and shed light on why hearing loss occurs in animals.

• Leicester geologists publish new book on exquisitely preserved fossil animals from 500 million years ago

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-geologists-publish-new-book-on-exquisitely-preserved-fossil-animals-from-500-million-years-ago

  Together with colleagues from Yunnan University, Oxford University and The Natural History Museum, palaeontologists Mark Williams, Sarah Gabbott, David Siveter and Mark Purnell from our Department of Geology have published a striking new book illustrating exceptionally...

• Researchers trial system for improved sea safety

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-trial-system-for-improved-sea-safety

  Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.

• Measuring the temperature of our planets land surfaces

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/measuring-the-temperature-of-our-planets-land-surfaces

  Our researchers are leading a major new project to measure the temperature of the Earth’s land surfaces. Evidence suggests that long-term trends in surface temperature can be an indicator of climate change.

• University of Leicester joins TechxFest in inspiring 100s of children to explore the world of technical careers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/techxfest-technicians-schools

  Technical staff from Space Park Leicester and the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology attended the UK’s first event dedicated to showcasing the breadth of technical careers.