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• 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.

• Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/milestone-reached-for-bepicolombo-space-mission

  Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission 1200|Science orbiters stacked together, one carrying space instrument developed at Leicester.

• Osteology - reading the bones

  https://le.ac.uk/richard-iii/identification/osteology

  Specialists analysed the skeleton to determine the age and sex of the individual, the spinal abnormalities are identified and the wounds characterised.

• 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...

• 150-million-year post-mortem reveals baby pterosaurs perished in a violent storm

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/150-million-year-post-mortem-baby-pterosaurs-storm

  University of Leicester scientists have identified two extraordinary new fossils - tiny prehistoric flying reptiles, pterosaurs, with broken wings

• Midlands conference to focus on NQT support and retention

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/midlands-conference-to-focus-on-nqt-support-and-retention

  Education experts are supporting NQTs through high quality training at an upcoming regional conference. The aim is to enable them to continue their professional development, remain in post and make progress in their careers, thereby helping to tackle issues of teacher retention.

• 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.

• University of Leicester experts to present pioneering space research at the 75th International Astronautical Congress

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/iac-presentations

  Three key members of the University’s Space Park Leicester team are presenting work at the International Astronautical Congress (IAC) in Milan this week.

• Senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Academic misconduct (11.105-11.169)

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/regulations/senate-regulations/senate-regulation-11/sr11-part-3-academic

  Read senate regulation 11: Regulations governing student conduct and discipline: Academic misconduct (11.105-11.174)

• Japanese Princess attends graduation ceremony

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/japanese-princess-to-attend-graduation-ceremony

  Our University is delighted to announce that Princess Mako of Akishino is returning to Leicester in order to be awarded her postgraduate degree in Museum Studies.