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Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/fold-out-solar-blankets-power-satellites
A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of Leicester thanks to new funding.
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Gene mutations and cancer for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-mutations-and-cancer/school-and-colleges
Find out more about what the genetic mutation and cancer research centre offer and the corresponding resources for you to use in your academic studies.
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Animals’ ‘sixth sense’ more widespread than previously thought
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/animal-magnetic
A study using fruit flies, led by researchers at The Universities of Leicester and Manchester, suggests the animal world’s ability to sense a magnetic field may be more widespread than previously thought.
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Leicester archaeology monographs
https://le.ac.uk/ulas/publications/monographs
Browse the monographs published by University of Leicester Archaeological Services.
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May Book Group: Vile Bodies – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2014/05/27/may-book-group-vile-bodies-2/
Summary of the May meeting of the Evelyn Waugh Book Group discussing Vile Bodies
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Rachel Tunstall
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/author/rachel_tunstall/
Working within the Leicester Learning Institute, Rachel has particular responsibility for the design and development of MOOCs (massive open online courses). She provides technical support and expertise in using learning technology to enhance course delivery.
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reproducibility and coding style
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/09/28/reproducibility-and-style/
discuss of the way that reproducibility and coding style are taught on my introductory short course om data analysis with R and the tidyverse
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How much do you know about the founders and early benefactors of our University? by Caroline Wessel
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/11/01/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-founders-and-early-benefactors-of-our-university-by-caroline-wessel/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on November 1, 2019 To celebrate our Centenary Years, Special Collections would like to share with you new research, which not only paints a picture of the how we were founded, but also the way of life and the connection of...
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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Overview of the genetics and genealogical techniques used to identify the remains
https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/genetics/overview
The vast majority of our DNA is a very complex mixture of DNA passed down to us from our ancestors.