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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.

• "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.

• 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.

• Museum and Society

  https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/about/journals/museum-society

  Museum & Society was launched at the University of Leicester as an independent peer reviewed journal which brings together new writing by academics and museum professionals on the subject of museums. Find out more.

• Professor Sir Geoff Palmer

  https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/professor-geoff-palmer

  Sir Godfrey ‘Geoff’ Palmer OBE studied Botany at Leicester and graduated in 1964.

• Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow

  An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.

• Registering with the University

  https://le.ac.uk/study/welcome/your-next-steps/register

  To officially become a University of Leicester student, you first need to complete your registration.

• Love Island star Dr Alex George to visit University to discuss mental health

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/dr-alex-george

  Love Island star and Youth Mental Health Ambassador, Dr Alex George, will visit the University of Leicester to talk to students about the importance of protecting their mental health.

• Researchers call for armchair astronomers to help find unknown hidden worlds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/zooniverse

  Astronomers have launched a new online initiative, calling for volunteers to come forward and help to search for planets beyond our Solar System.

• Space Plasma Physics

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/space-plasma-physics

  Space plasma physics is the study of the Sun’s hot, ionized outer atmosphere and its interactions with the planets and other bodies of the solar system.