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                    New Year, New Career, New Outlookhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/careerdevelopmentservice/2015/12/18/new-year/ Posted by Marie Muir in Career Development Service on December 18, 2015 January is rubbish. It’s cold, wet and dark and your holiday is over. 
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                    Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatureshttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/11/neptune-is-cooler-than-we-thought-study-reveals-unexpected-changes-in-atmospheric-temperatures/ New research led by space scientists at the University of Leicester has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly fluctuated over the past two decades. 
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                    First JWST Images – What do they Show?https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/14/first-jwst-images-what-do-they-show/ Professor Martin Barstow wrote in the Conversation to explain what JWST's first, amazing images show – and how it will change astronomy. 
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                    Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary auroraehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/02/08/saturns-high-altitude-winds-generate-an-extraordinary-aurorae/ Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn. 
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                    Leicester medieval historian elected as Fellow of the British Academyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/joanna-story-british-academy-fellow-leicester The University of Leicester's Professor Joanna Story has been elected to the Fellowship of the British Academy as a UK Fellow. 
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                    The start of the Warhttps://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/first-world-war/the-start-of-the-war Find interviews with residents of Leicestershire who discuss the start of the First World War, including memories of encouragement to sign up to the army. 
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                    Government funding for project to supply Africa with electricity from wastehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-pyropower-nigeria-electricity-waste An Earth Observation Innovation team from the University of Leicester is collaborating with PyroGenesys Ltd. and a number of UK and international organisations on a project to generate off-grid electricity for remote rural communities in Africa starting with Nigeria. 
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                    University of Leicester academic among recipients of prestigious Academy of Medical Sciences Springboard Awardhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-academy-springboard-award University of Leicester academic recognized among a select group of ‘exceptional’ biomedical and health researchers awarded a total of £6.6 million in funding. 
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                    NHS COVID patient recovery website launchedhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/your-covid-recovery A new project to help rehabilitate thousands of patients across the UK who are recovering from COVID-19 has been launched by NHS England in collaboration with NHS Improvement, the University of Leicester, and the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL). 
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                    Start your postgraduate journey in January 2026https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/postgraduate-applicants Learn more about postgraduate courses with start dates in January and April each year.