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• Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats

  Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for early life to take hold on earth.

• First Professors of Nursing and Midwifery herald unique new courses

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/first-professors-of-nursing-and-midwifery-herald-unique-new-courses

  Leicester has taken the first steps in establishing a new centre for nursing and midwifery expertise with the appointment of two Foundation Professors and approval granted for a suite of innovative new degree courses.

• "We must level the playing field for BAME students" says new Vice-Chancellor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/november/04-bame-students

  nishan smiling to the camera|The University of Leicester’s new vice-chancellor has pledged to eliminate the ‘awarding gap’ which sees many students missing out on top degrees.

• Climate change

  https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change

  Reducing our environmental negative impact Avoid 100 Increasing our positive impact and offsetting Mitigate 200 Readying our campus for a changing world Adapt 250 Teaching and innovating for a better world Positive Impact 300 Climate Change Strategy (PDF, 463kb) Climate...

• DNA and family history explored in public lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/dna-and-family-history-explored-in-public-lecture

  The Leicester Literary & Philosophical Society will host a lecture on the relationship between surnames and the paternally-inherited Y chromosome from Professor Mark Jobling on Monday 6 March.

• Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth

  Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to research led by Professor Sergei Petrovskii from the Department of Mathematics.

• Report explores the value we place in arts and culture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/report-explores-the-value-we-place-in-arts-and-culture

  Professor Mark Banks (pictured) from the Department of Media and Communication has written a report for the Arts and Humanities Research Council’s (AHRC) Cultural Value Project – a two-year project exploring how we think about the value of arts and culture to individuals...

• Tobias Gould

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/working-with-business/entrepreneurs-in-residence/tobias-gould

  Tobias is a social entrepreneur and business leader, founder of jerrybottle.com, and co-author of the Government’s flagship ‘Help to Grow’ programme delivered by 50 universities across the UK.

• Academic comments on the rise of kids activities being marketed to adults

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/academic-comments-on-the-rise-of-kids2019-activities-being-marketed-to-adults

  Dr Jane Pilcher from our School of Media, Communication and Sociology has been featured in an article for The Guardian discussing why kids’ activities – such as bouncy castles and ballpits - are now being marketed to grown men and women.

• Hello Leicester Hollywood star Alec Baldwin pays tribute to Joe Orton for University event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/hello-leicester-hollywood-star-alec-baldwin-pays-tribute-to-joe-orton-for-university-event

  Hollywood icon and 2017 Emmy Award nominee Alec Baldwin is playing a key role in a Leicester event celebrating the legacy of playwright Joe Orton.