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• Three-eyed distant relative of insects and crustaceans reveals amazing detail of early animal evolution

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/kylinxia-fossil-scanning

  Scientists from the University of Leicester and Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology use cutting edge scanning technology to reconstruct ‘fossil monster’ that lived half a billion years ago, filling a gap in our understanding of the evolution of arthropods such as insects...

• The story behind the film

  https://le.ac.uk/centenary/so-that-they-may-have-life/story-behind

  Dr Astley Clarke’s idea for a new university became a focus for the foundation of the living memorial, which today stands as the University of Leicester.

• Genetics for schools and colleges

  https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics/genetics-schools-colleges

  Resources Resources a student filling in a form|Genomes and genomics The complete package of genetic information needed to make a living thing - in the form of all its DNA, genes and chromosomes - is known as a genome.

• Talking points a range of topics tackled by academics this week

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/wolf-hall-thomas-more-and-the-turks

  Professor Norman Housley from the School of History has written an article about the BBC drama 'Wolf Hall', which portrays aspects of Tudor life, including diction, with what he describes as 'outstanding' historical accuracy.

• Leading Leicester cardiologists nominated for British Heart Foundation Heart Hero award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leading-leicester-cardiologists-nominated-for-british-heart-foundation-2018heart-hero2019-award

  Two leading Leicester doctors who have put their “heart and soul” into pioneering medical research have been nominated for a top regional award later this year.

• Exposure to air pollution in pregnancy and early life has important impacts on lung function in early childhood

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-pollution-during-pregnancy

  New research by the Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability (CESH) at the University of Leicester indicates that exposure to air pollution from road traffic as early as the first trimester of pregnancy and in early life is associated with small but significant...

• Archaeology students from University of Leicester to star in new Time Team episode

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/archaeology-students-star-new-time-team-episode

  Time Team episode documents the experiences of Archaeology students as they developed their skills on their first archaeological dig

• Ptero Firma: footprints pinpoint when ancient flying reptiles conquered the ground

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/ptero-firma-footprints-ancient-flying-reptiles

  Study led by the University of Leicester links fossilised flying reptile tracks to animals that made them, revealing a 160-million-year-old invasion as pterosaurs came down from the trees and onto the ground.

• New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/preterm-babies-research-leicester

  A new research project involving the University of Leicester, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives of very preterm babies

• New Physics Technical Apprentice for University of Leicester is investment in future technicians

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/technician-apprentice

  University of Leicester is one of five higher education institutes to receive funding for new technical apprenticeship role