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What is the Anthropocene and why is it relevant for international law
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/what-is-the-anthropocene-and-why-is-it-relevant-for-international-law
An article written by Professors Jan Zalasiewicz and Mark Williams from the Department of Geology with Professor Davor Vidas of the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway is for the third month in a row ranked in the top 50 of the most-read articles in the Oxford University...
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UK medical sciences would have to scale back ambition if we became isolated from the European Union says academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/uk-medical-sciences-would-have-to-2018scale-back-ambition2019-if-we-became-isolated-from-the-european-union-says-academic
UK medical sciences may have to ‘scale back its ambition’ if Britain leaves the European Union, according to Professor Andrew Tobin (pictured) from the Department of Molecular and Cell Biology.
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Jupiter awaits Junos arrival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/jupiter-awaits-juno2019s-arrival
Stunning new images and the highest-resolution maps to date of Jupiter at thermal infrared wavelengths give a glowing view of Juno’s target, a week ahead of the NASA mission’s arrival at the giant planet.
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Hollywood actress addresses aortic dissection conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/13-aortic-dissection
On Thursday 19 September, the University of Leicester plays host to the fourth annual Aortic Dissection Awareness Day UK, an invitation-only event for aortic dissection patients, relatives and selected healthcare professionals.
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Africa Research Group launched
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/11-africa-research-group
The Africa Research Group is a new group which will bring together projects and research taking place across the University on Africa, Africans in Diaspora and African Heritage communities.
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Leicester professor elected fellow of prestigious Academy of Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-professor-teela-sanders-fellow-academy-social-science
A University of Leicester academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Anthropocene book series launches in Croatia with book on the far-future Earth by Leicester geologist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/anthropocene-book-series-launches-in-croatia-with-book-on-the-far-future-earth-by-leicester-geologist
A new book series titled ‘Anthropocene’ has just been launched by Croatia’s leading academic book publisher Skolska knjiga, with the first title being Zemlja nakon nas, a new translation of The Earth After Us by Professor Jan Zalasiewicz of our School of Geography,...
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Event to explore mental health in the media The Good the Bad and the Ugly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/event-to-explore-mental-health-in-the-media-2018the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly2019
Mental health issues and their depiction on film and TV will be discussed at a public event at our University on Tuesday 21 November. It will question whether mental health and illness are depicted well on screen and – if not - what can be done about it.
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Research reveals new insights into solidification cracking during welding of steel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-reveals-new-insights-into-solidification-cracking-during-welding-of-steel
New research led by our University has made a novel breakthrough in understanding how solidification cracking occurs during the welding of steel, an important engineering alloy.
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Our University working with Chinese Academy of Science on carbon dioxide monitoring satellite mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/our-university-working-with-chinese-academy-of-science-on-carbon-dioxide-monitoring-satellite
China has launched its first satellite dedicated to the monitoring of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). The satellite was successfully launched on 22 December 2016 into a low Earth orbit.