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• Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry

  Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.

• How to ace the assessment centre…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/10/13/assessment-centres/

  Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on October 13, 2015 You’re at an assessment centre. It’s been a long gruelling day already, and it’s only lunch time.

• Leicester climbs 32 places in global sustainability rankings

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/leicester-climbs-global-sustainability-rankings

  The University of Leicester has risen 32 places to 125th in the world and is now 34th in the UK, in the 2026 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability.

• PhD researcher developing technique to estimate biomass and carbon more efficiently

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/phd-researcher-to-further-develop-technique-to-estimate-biomass-and-carbon-more-efficiently

  With climate change a pressing issue, measuring carbon in forests and understanding how efficiently carbon is stored is increasingly vital.

• Thought piece: The problem with Apollo

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-problem-with-apollo

  Apollo 11 launches Apollo 11 launches| As the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface approaches, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations, School of History, Politics and International Relations, discusses the problems with Apollo.

• Leicester experts to feature at national Festival of Social Science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/festival-social-science

  University of Leicester researchers will showcase the real-world impact of their work at the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)’s Festival of Social Science in November.

• SAPPHIRE Spotlight: Emmilie Aveling

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/sapphire/2016/01/12/emmilie-aveling/

  An interview with Dr EL Aveling about her work on the Surgical Safety Checklist, comparing health interventions in different global contexts, and what her background in non-governmental and social welfare organisations showed her about the importance of healthcare research.

• University welcomes refugee and asylum seeker scholars

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/sanctuary-welcome-event

  Leicester University welcomes refugee and asylum seeker scholars

• Dr Glenn Cruse

  https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/glenn-cruse

  Find out more about Dr Glenn Cruse, alumnus of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation.

• Leicester graduate launches space career with NASA

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/nasa-fellowship

  A University of Leicester graduate has described the ‘dream’ of finding out he’d landed a prestigious research position with NASA.