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Student research examines how we can generate useful energy from earthquakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/student-examines-how-we-can-generate-useful-energy-from-earthquakes
Research assistant Elliot Spender from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been featured by PhysicsWorld discussing how we could potentially harness the power of earthquakes in order to generate useful energy.
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Increase in chronic conditions in older people identified in study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/increase-in-chronic-conditions-in-older-people-identified-in-study
The number of older people in England living with more than one chronic condition could have risen by ten per cent in the last decade putting increasing pressure on the NHS, new research has suggested.
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A concert inspired by the songs of endangered birds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/a-concert-inspired-by-the-songs-of-endangered-birds
The Attenborough Arts Centre has commissioned a new concert ‘The Red Species List’, to respond to the current exhibition by internationally acclaimed artists Lucy + Jorge Orta, whose artwork questions the social and ecological sustainability of our planet.
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Sporting sensation set for 2016 European Athletics Championships
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/sporting-sensation-set-for-2016-european-athletics-championships
An undergraduate student at our University has been selected for the Great Britain 100 metre hurdling team which is headed to Amsterdam in July for the 2016 European Athletics Championships.
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Goal 1: No Poverty
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/no-poverty
The first Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.
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Goal 6: Clean Water and Sanitation
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/clean-water-sanitation
The sixth Sustainable Development Goal is to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.
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PANDA
https://le.ac.uk/timms/research/older-projects/panda
Discover more about the study into preterm and after at the University of Leicester.
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Funding and finances
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/funding-and-finances
How to fund your studies, with information on tuition fee and maintenance loans, scholarships and part-time work.
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Global Fruit Trail
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/education/primary/global-fruit-trail
Learn more about the Global Fruit Trail programme that we offer to primary school children.
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New research blows the lid on volcanic activity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity
Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.