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• How to Train Your Dragonto Fly

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/how-to-train-your-dragon-to-fly

  The breeds of dragon from the popular DreamWorks film series How to Train Your Dragon, based on the books by author Cressida Cowell, are of varying size and shape, ranging from the small but aggressive Terrible Terror which is just over a foot...

• Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant

  Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.

• Students Union helps students through exam period with some Leicesterlove

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students2019-union-help-students-through-exam-period-with-some-leicesterlove

  Exam times are always stressful, so to help students through, the Students’ Union has once again been playing fairy godmother and granting wishes with a bit of #LeicesterLove.

• White Dwarfs

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/white-dwarfs

  White dwarfs are the end products of the life cycles of more than 90% of all stars. This makes them important laboratories for studying stellar evolution and the behaviour of matter at extremes of temperature and density.

• Jayne Marshall

  https://le.ac.uk/inspirational-women/jayne-marshall

  Jayne was appointed as Foundation Professor of Midwifery with the daunting task of developing from scratch the pioneering undergraduate Master in Science (MSci) Midwifery with Leadership, the only course of its kind in the UK.

• Leicester literature festival returns with star authors and tribute to Agatha Christie

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/literary-leicester-book-festival-agatha-christie-50

  Leicester’s flagship literature festival, Literary Leicester, returns in 2026 with an exciting line up of internationally acclaimed authors including Sophie Hannah, Louise Doughty, Jonathan Coe and Dame Jacqueline Wilson.

• Award-winning satellite ecosystem protection project developed by Leicester researchers showcased to Kenyan President

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/forest-alert

  An award-winning satellite project developed by researchers at the University of Leicester with support from the National Centre for Earth Observation has been showcased as part President Kenyatta’s visit to London, where he marked the UK-Kenya partnership on climate change.

• Together Against Harassment

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/edi/against-harassment

  Learn more about the Together Against Harassment project in Equity, Diversity and Inclusion at Leicester.

• Leicester alumni boost research into student vaccine uptake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/alumni-covid-funding

  Research focused on improving vaccine uptake in university students has been given a boost this week after the University of Leicester’s Alumni Association Committee made a generous donation of £5,000 to the University’s Vice-Chancellor Nishan Canagarajah on Monday 21st...

• University of Leicester scientist takes cancer biomarker research to Parliament

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/student-biomarker-parliament

  PhD student at the Leicester Cancer Research Centre, Tumie Ntereke, presents her work to politicians and expert judges on 6 March