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Centre for Sustainable Materials Processing
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing
The Materials Centre is a materials chemistry research and enterprise centre based at the University of Leicester.
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Dr Richard Hopkinson
https://le.ac.uk/hopkinson-group/richard-hopkinson
Learn more about Dr Richard Hopkinson, our lead in the Hopkinson Group at the University of Leicester.
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Solving Critical Challenges In The Recovery Of Electric Vehicle Battery Materials
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/solving-critical-challenges-in-the-recovery-of-electric-vehicle-battery-materials
Professor Andy Abbott and the Recycling Lithium-Ion Batteries group have solved a critical challenge in the recovery of materials used in electric vehicle batteries at the end of their life, enabling their re-use in the manufacture of new batteries.
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Juno Mission unveils the depth and structure of planet’s shrinking red spot and colourful bands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/29/juno-mission-unveils-the-depth-and-structure-of-planets-shrinking-red-spot-and-colourful-bands/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2021 Dr.
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International expert in pension and investment issues to speak for new society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/international-expert-in-pension-and-investment-issues-to-speak-for-new-society
The newly established Leicester Actuarial Science Society in the Department of Mathematics is already making an impact as they host the Master of the Worshipful Company of Actuaries and renowned actuary Donald Duval at their next meeting.
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British summer holiday habits of the past explored by Leicester researchers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/british-summer-holiday-habits-of-the-past-explored-by-leicester-researchers
Visiting different countries and traveling the world is a common way people spend their summer holidays - but the historical British summer holiday would have been a much less frequent and far more local affair.
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How medieval people named their animals is explored in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/medieval-animal-names-books
The relationship between medieval people and their pets is the topic of the latest book by the University of Leicester’s Dr Ben Parsons. Introducing Medieval Animal Names explores what names medieval people gave to the animals with which they lived and worked.
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Oral history archives in the East Midlands
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/directory-of-oral-history/east-midlands/oral-history-archives-in-the-east-midlands
Please note that this list is selective. Derbyshire Chesterfield Library accept any relevant donations of oral history recordings.
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Suggested reading
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading
If you’d like to expand your awareness of geology, take a look at our reading suggestions.
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Free public event explores the 1911 ‘All India’ cricket tour of England
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/30-cricket-event
A fascinating chapter in cricket history will be explored at a free public event on Tuesday 1 October when Dr Prashant Kidambi, Associate Professor of colonial urban history, discusses the first ever Indian tour of England in 1911.