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• Research presents most detailed ever catalogue of our galactic neighbourhood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/gaia-space-observatory-findings

  An international team of astronomers, including experts from the University of Leicester, announced the most detailed ever catalogue of stars in a huge swathe of our Milky Way galaxy.

• Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations

  Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare issues through use of data science.

• President and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Paul Boyle, to leave the University of Leicester to become Vice-Chancellor of Swansea University 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/05-vc-announcement

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle CBE|Professor Paul Boyle CBE joined the University in October 2014 and is recognised for delivering many new achievements for the University.

• EXILE installation marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/fifty-years-since-the-partial-decriminalisation-of-homosexuality-to-coincide-with-bold-new-installation-at-the-national-trust2019s-kingston-lacy-in-dorset

  A bold new installation at the National Trust’s Kingston Lacy in Dorset and involving researchers from our School of Museum Studies marks fifty years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality.

• Wildfires across the Americas have been supercharged by climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/wildfires-americas-supercharged-climate-change

  Study: Warming increased burning in Pantanal, Chiquitano and Amazon, releasing billions of tonnes of CO2, while climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s deadly fires by at least 2-3 times

• #PlanetarySeminar: Heidi Hammel – Exploring the Solar System with JWST: First Results and a Glimpse

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/07/planetaryseminar-heidi-hammel-exploring-the-solar-system-with-jwst-first-results-and-a-glimpse-ahead/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 November 2022 We will welcome Dr. Heidi Hammel (AURA, Interdisciplinary Scientist for JWST) to speak about exciting solar system science with the new space telescope. Who: Dr. Heidi Hammel, Heidi B.

• South Asian Heritage Month – Book Hide and Seek

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/07/04/south-asian-heritage-month-book-hide-and-seek/

  Posted by stl5 in Library and Learning Services on July 4, 2024 University of Leicester Library and Learning Services – Book Hide & Seek South Asian Heritage Month is the name given to the month-long celebration in the South Asian diaspora to celebrate the heritage of...

• Keep Calm and Scroll On!

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2020/03/27/keep-calm-and-scroll-on/

  Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on March 27, 2020       Hello from our homes!   Ian, our Library Assistant will be ready to greet new users when we reopen! We had to bid a sad farewell to our archive store and reading room last week, as...

• Wasps may hold the secret to slowing down the ageing process

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/wasp-aging-leicester-biological

  Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of ageing

• Pedagogy and the COVID-19 Pandemic; the Covid in Cartoons project

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/covid-in-cartoons/2022/01/11/pedagogy-and-the-covid-19-pandemic-the-covid-in-cartoons-project/

  Presentation of the AHRC-funded Covid in Cartoons project, a collaboration between University of Leicester, Shout Out UK and Cartooning for Peace.