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Crustal Dynamics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl3118
Module code: GL3118 The continental crust is the archive of Earth’s history and is unique amongst the terrestrial planets. It forms the environment in which we live and hosts many of the resources on which we depend.
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Tellurium (Te) and Selenium (Se) (TeaSe)
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes/projects/tease
Learn about the Tellurium (Te) and Selenium (Se) project in The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment at the University of Leicester.
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New physiotherapy clinic is lasting legacy to well-loved member of staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/jo-williams-clinic
The family of Jo Williams, whose name is behind a new physiotherapy clinic at the University of Leicester, have said how moved they are by the lasting legacy
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Volcanology
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/volcanoes/volcanology
Our volcanology research covers volcanic eruptions and magmatic processes in many different parts of the world
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JIST in the news
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist/jist-news
See press cuttings about articles written by University of Leicester students for the Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics (JIST).
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Researchers identify simple methods to prevent heart attacks and stroke
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/researchers-identify-simple-methods-to-prevent-heart-attacks-and-stroke
Simple pharmacological solutions to prevent heart attacks and stroke worldwide have been proven effective by an international team involving Leicester researchers.
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Student research project hopes to help tackle undernutrition in sub-Saharan Africa
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/april/student-research-project-hopes-to-help-tackle-undernutrition-in-sub-saharan-africa
Exchange students studying on the University of Leicester’s Natural Sciences programme have been involved in a research project investigate major public health concerns in developing nations, including sub-Saharan Africa.
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Students calculate how much of the Amazon would be required to print the Internet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/students-calculate-how-much-of-the-amazon-would-be-required-to-print-the-internet
Students from the The Centre for Interdisciplinary Science have calculated how much paper would be required to physically print the Internet as we know it - and have worked out that despite the Internet’s enormous size less than 1 per cent of the Amazon rainforest’s...
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New nanomaterial could transform how we visualise fingerprints
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/fingerprint-nanoparticle
University of Leicester scientist involved in development of a fluorescent nanoparticle that could be a versatile and effective tool for visualising fingermark evidence
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Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences Topics (JIST)
https://le.ac.uk/natural-sciences/study/student-research/jist
Students in Natural Sciences at the University of Leicester learn about scientific publishing and the peer review process by acting as authors, referees, and editors of the undergraduate Journal of Interdisciplinary Sciences Topics (JIST)