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• Richard III in the University Archives

  https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/university-archives/richard-iii-spotlight

  Find out more about Richard III in the University archives.

• Swift satellite spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/swift-satellite-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst

  Leicester scientists are celebrating the discovery of the 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB) by the US/UK/Italian Swift spacecraft. GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star and the birth of a black hole.

• Lecturer on FT podcast discusses Galileo Brexit and space policy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/lecturer-on-ft-podcast-discusses-galileo-brexit-and-space-policy

  Dr Bleddyn Bowen from HyPIR has featured as the guest on the Financial Times’ latest episode of their fortnightly podcast Brexit Unspun to discuss the recent events in space policy and Brexit negotiations, in light of Bleddyn’s singular expertise on the political and security...

• Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch

  MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...

• Widening Participation team privacy notice for students

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/students/widening-participation

  Learn more about how your data is handled by your or your learner's from the Widening Participation team at Leicester.

• Students Union to bust stress with petting zoo laser tag and crazy golf on campus

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-to-bust-stress-with-petting-zoo-laser-tag-and-crazy-golf

  Laser tag, crazy golf and adorable animals are just three ways the Students’ Union is helping students tackle exam stress this summer as part of our University’s commitment to offering support for those dealing with the challenges of stress and mental health.

• Raising the roof Celebration marks end of ambitious project to replace iconic roof of Engineering Building

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/raising-the-roof-celebration-marks-end-of-ambitious-project-to-replace-iconic-roof-of-engineering-building

  The University will celebrate the completion of the project to replace the roof of its landmark Engineering Building on Monday 9 October at 6.30pm.

• Researcher to discuss the future beyond antibiotics at lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/researcher-to-discuss-the-future-beyond-antibiotics-at-lecture

  Pioneering research into bacteriophage therapy as an alternative to antibiotics will be discussed at this year’s Frank May Prize Lecture on Monday 21 September from 5.30 – 6.30pm at the Henry Wellcome Building on campus.

• UCAS Convention 2015

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/ucas-convention-2015

  Last week, the University of Leicester hosted the East Midlands UCAS Convention, the biggest of its kind in the region. The event was attended by over 9,000 Year 12 students from over 70 schools and colleges from across the East Midlands.

• Leicester geneticists involved in research into the UKs leading cause of food poisoning

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-geneticists-involved-in-research-into-the-uks-leading-cause-of-food-poisoning

  Geneticists at the University are involved in new research, led by the University of Liverpool, which reveals that the immune response of farmed chickens does not develop fast enough to fight off Campylobacter during their short lifespan.