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• Leicester scientist heads to Westminster

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-scientist-heads-to-westminster

  On Tuesday 13 March, PhD student at our University Katie Raymer will be attending Voice of the Future 2018- a unique event offering young scientists and engineers the opportunity to quiz key political figures at the Houses of Parliament about science policy.

• UK team to lead European mission to study new planets

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/uk-team-to-lead-european-mission-to-study-new-planets

  The ARIEL (Atmospheric Remote-sensing Infrared Exoplanet Large-survey) mission was selected as the next European Space Agency (ESA) science mission, putting UK leadership at the heart of research into planets that lie outside our solar system -- exoplanets.

• Student calculates which colour lightsaber would be most powerful

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/student-calculates-which-colour-lightsaber-would-be-most-powerful

  Aspiring Jedi Knights will be happy to learn that the red lightsabers used by their enemies, the Sith, are likely the weakest type available on the futuristic arms market, while a purple lightsaber would be the strongest, based on calculations made by a student from our...

• Challenges faced by aspiring female headteachers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/challenges-faced-by-aspiring-female-headteachers

  The University of Leicester’s Doctoral Inaugural lectures series continues on Wednesday 23 May, when two new speakers from the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities will share their research into the topics of education, and social relations.

• Could Leicester mathematicians have solved 78 year old mystery

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/could-leicester-mathematicians-have-solved-78-year-old-mystery

  Researchers in the University of Leicester’s Department of Mathematics have developed a solution to a 78 year old mystery.

• Richard Tapp

  https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/council/membership/richard-tapp

  Richard Tapp is a Solicitor and Chartered Governance Professional.

• Bake Off and Gardeners’ World stars top the bill at Leicester festival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/bake-off-gardeners-world-stars-leicester-festival

  Stars from Gardeners’ World and The Great British Bake Off top the bill of a family friendly festival taking place in Leicester.

• Leicester diabetes professor awarded honorary degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/kamlesh-dundee

  An internationally recognised diabetes professor from Leicester has been presented with an honorary degree from the university he graduated from as a doctor in 1984.

• COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/covid19-ethnicity

  According to researchers at the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham, COVID-19 up to twice as likely to infect people of Black and Asian ethnicity

• Genetic tool to predict adult heart attack risk in childhood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/08-genetic-tool-to-predict-adult-heart-attack-risk-in-childhood

  Powerful technology that paves way for early interventions to prevent heart attacks developed by international team involving Leicester researchers