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Fire, flood, winds and earthquakes: satellite imagery reveals damage wrought by changing climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-satellite-imagery
Earth observation scientists in Leicester release new series of images that paint a picture of our climate vulnerability, released to coincide with COP28
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Tamaraudoubra Tom Egbe
https://le.ac.uk/people/tom-egbe
The academic profile of Dr Tamaraudoubra Tom Egbe who specialise in International Carriage of Goods by Sea, Marine Insurance, and International Sale of Goods.
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University fellows and honorary staff
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/people/university-fellows-and-honorary
Browse our University Fellows and Honorary Staff in Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester and see their subjects and contact details.
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Faraday Institution Honours Leicester Team for Battery Recycling Innovation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/faraday-institution-honours-battery-recycling-innovation
University of Leicester chemists recognised with a Highly Commended Faraday Institution Community Award for Innovation for patent-pending technology that enables direct recycling of black mass within the UK, reducing reliance on exports and supporting domestic circularity of...
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Leicester student mentored by ITV News Central wins Breaking Into News competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/leicester-student-mentored-by-itv-news-central-wins-breaking-into-news-competition
Sally Wynter from the Department of History of Art and Film has won the 2015 Breaking Into News initiative, run by ITV News and Media Trust. She won the competition after developing a news report that showed how a local charity was tackling homelessness.
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Higher Education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer/higher-education
Cancers are responsible for millions of death every year. The study of cancer biology is therefore one of the largest areas of scientific interest. Cancer cells develop specific hallmarks through a series of mutations in both oncogenes and tumour-suppressor genes.
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New University of Leicester-led research project to monitor wetlands from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/13-earth-observation-wetlands-leicestershire-rutland
A new Earth observation for wetlands project led by the University of Leicester, in conjunction with the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, will enhance monitoring of Rutland Water and the Soar and Wreake River Valleys for nature conservation.
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Student awards and prizes
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/student-awards
The University of Leicester Geology students have been very successful in winning prizes and awards for their scientific work. Our students travel worldwide to conferences and field areas, and are in the vanguard of many research areas. Read here about some recent successes.
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Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/south-africa-lakes
Arid regions of South Africa were once home to lakes, a University of Leicester-led study has confirmed. Scientists have used modelling to determine the climate and ecology at the time.
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Study reviews new once-weekly Type 2 diabetes drugs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/study-reviews-new-once-weekly-type-2-diabetes-drugs
Once-weekly glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) differ in their efficacy and safety profiles, according to new research by researchers from the Leicester Diabetes Centre. Compared to other once-weekly GLP-1RAs which are licensed and available, dulaglutide 1.