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• Making space accessible

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/space-power/space-accessible

  We enable spacecraft power generation and thermal management by developing power systems that enable electricity generation from the rare element americium.

• The Boy Who Lived Students put the science of Harry Potters universe to the test

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students-put-the-science-of-harry-potter2019s-universe-to-the-test

  In the world of Harry Potter the young wizard undergoes two magical biological transformations: eating Gillyweed to grow gills in order to breathe underwater and drinking Skele-Gro to repair broken bones.

• Postcards from the Universe: Blues for the Red Planet

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/01/postcards-from-the-universe-blues-for-the-red-planet/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 July 2020 Dr.

• Garth Smithies Taylor (1896-1916)

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/10/14/garth-smithies-taylor-1896-1916/

  15 October 2016 marks the 100th anniversary of the death in action of Lieutenant Garth Smithies Taylor, a name which many staff and students at the University will have unwittingly passed on numerous occasions when entering the Fielding Johnson Building.

• ‘Permissible Beauty’ – New immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will explore changing notions of beauty through history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/permissible-beauty

  Why are some forms of beauty more permissible, more highly valued, than others? A new immersive installation at Hampton Court Palace will bring past and present together to explore this question and to celebrate a new chapter of British Beauty for the 21st century.

• University of Leicester sponsors Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/leicester-comedy-festival

  The University of Leicester is proud to sponsor Leicester Comedy Festival Business Partners’ Club for the next 12 months.

• Research to develop revolutionary framework for assessing wellbeing in residents with dementia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/dementia

  Specialist neurological care provider, PJ Care, has partnered with the University of Leicester in a unique research project that could revolutionise the assessment and care of residents who lack capacity.

• Richard III discovery at the Royal Society Summer Exhibition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/richard-iii-discovery-at-the-royal-society-summer-exhibition

  The team behind the scientific detective story of the decade, the discovery of King Richard III, has been selected as one of 22 exhibitors at the Royal Society’s annual display of the most exciting cutting-edge science and technology in the UK.

• Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/fossils-plankton

  Microfossils discovered by University of Leicester scientist date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans.

• Curating and Marketing Inclusivity at Attenborough Arts Centre

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/work-placement/curating-and-marketing-inclusivity-at-attenborough-arts-centre

  Attenborough Arts Centre Museum Studies