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• Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/neptune-temperature

  Yet, at Neptune’s south pole, the data reveal a different and surprisingly dramatic change.

• Results from study pave the way for tablet weight loss medication

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/tablet-weight-loss-medication-leicester

  A global study investigating the safety and effectiveness of a new tablet form of weight loss medication has found it resulted in meaningful weight loss

• University of Leicester study reveals rise in retail losses linked to self-checkouts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/retail-loss-self-checkout

  University of Leicester research reveals self‑checkouts now dominate retail transactions but are linked to rising losses, with errors and theft costing businesses significantly.

• Leicester-led study finds long-COVID leaves tell-tale traces in the blood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/long-covid

  A study into the long-term health impacts of coronavirus, led by experts from the University of Leicester, has found long-COVID leaves tell-tale traces in the blood.

• First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester

  The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.

• Clare Anderson

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/clare_anderson/

  I am a professor of history, with interests in colonialism and colonial societies across the British Empire. I am especially interested in the history of confinement.

• Major step in UK contribution to space mission to study solar wind

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/smile-sxi-stm

  The SXI consortium is led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with UCL Mullard Space Science Laboratory (UCL MSSL), the Open University and European partners.

• Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys to be guest speaker at unique fundraising event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-to-be-guest-speaker-at-unique-fundraising-event

  Students and academics are invited to attend the Science Museum’s IMAX Theatre in London on Monday 16 May 2016 and spend an evening with the inventor of forensic DNA fingerprinting and emeritus professor, Sir Alec Jeffreys. The event, starting at 7.

• Senate regulation 6: Regulations governing taught postgraduate programmes of study: Compensation and progression (6.47-6.54)

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-6/sr6-part-4-compensation

  Read about compensation and progression in Senate Regulation 6.

• Children exposed to SARS-CoV-2 in womb or as newborns may face increased social and respiratory problems, new study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/covid-children

  University of Leicester researcher contributes to study on SARS-CoV-2 exposure during pregnancy and impact on child development and respiratory health