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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth
A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly from birth.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/people
Browse our list of academic staff, university fellows and honorary visiting staff and find out how to get in touch via telephone and email.
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PHOSP-COVID study data protection privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/health/phosp-covid-study
Find information on the privacy notice for the Post-Hospitalisation COVID-19 Research Study (PHOSP-COVID) and how the University handles the data of those involved.
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Our Student Manifesto
https://le.ac.uk/about/student-futures-manifesto
The University of Leicester’s Student Futures Manifesto is a powerful statement of intent and advocacy for successful student futures. This is our commitment to you, from start to finish of your university experience.
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Prehistoric penis worms shed light on ocean ecology half a billion years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/prehistoric-2018penis-worms2019-shed-light-on-ocean-ecology-half-a-billion-years-ago
Dr Tom Harvey from the Department of Geology has been involved in a study along with researchers at the University of Cambridge into Ottoia, a type of phallic-shaped ‘penis worm’ – and has helped to identify that the creature used a bizarre set of teeth to drag itself across...
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Are we powerless to develop student staff partnerships?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/02/04/are-we-powerless-to-develop-student-staff-partnerships/
Power dynamics in student staff partnerships.
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Omnidea Ltd lands at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/25-omnidea-space-park
Omnidea Group has announced that its UK subsidiary – Omnidea Ltd – has established in Leicester. Currently at the Innovation Hub of the University of Leicester, Omnidea Ltd is expected to be the first tenant at the new Space Park currently under development.
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Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Ocean
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/09/15/reconsidering-southern-african-studies-from-the-indian-ocean/
Posted by Clare Anderson in Carceral Archipelago on September 15, 2014 “Reconsidering Southern African Studies from the Indian Ocean.” This challenge underpinned two wonderful days of discussion at the University of the Western Cape last week.
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Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet
Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.
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Game Theory
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/subject-taster-videos/game-theory
Game Theory – Emre Aytimur kOWLFkguf34 400|In this video Dr Emre Aytimur, Lecturer in Economics, explains Game Theory, and uses Lionel Messi’s penalty taking strategy as an example.