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• Leicester engineers to stress test new technology to store waste heat

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/energy-storage

  A Europe-wide project developing a new electrothermal energy storage system involves materials experts at the University of Leicester and will take advantage of phase change materials (PCMs) to efficiently store heat

• Biology unlikely to drive ethnic differences in COVID-19 risk for healthcare workers, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/covid-biology

  The differences in COVID-19 infection risk between ethnic minority healthcare workers and their White colleagues is likely due to home and work factors rather than biology, according to the largest and most detailed study on the subject, led by the University of Leicester,...

• Protecting endangered animals from illegal wildlife trade using mobile DNA sequencing

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/09-illegal-wildlife-trade-conference

  University of Leicester researchers presenting innovative DNA analysis methods for testing samples to find species-of-origin at the Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference between 11-12 October

• Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-pterosaur-vs-squid

  Rhamphorhynchus muensteri, flying close to the water surface to grab soft-bodied cephalopods such as Plesioteuthis subovata. Artwork by C Klug and Beat Scheffold.|An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles.

• Funded opportunities

  https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities

  Listed below are the funded studentship opportunities which are currently accepting research student applications.

• Ancient fossils reveal the oldest known vertebrates had four eyes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/ancient-fossils-vertebrates-four-eyes

  Study by international team of researchers, including a University of Leicester palaeontologist, examines exquisitely preserved fossils from the Cambrian period

• Space Missions: The Executive Guide to Space

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/cpd-executive-guide-to-space/2026

  A primer to put you on the launchpad to a career in the space industry.

• Mexican Cookery and the Importance of Chilies – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/07/22/mexican-cookery-and-the-importance-of-chillies/

  Project PI Deborah Toner writes about Mexican cookery and the use of dried chilies therein, based on a weekend of cookery-based relaxation, following the completion of the Consuming Authenticies recipe book.

• How do we frame the concept of ‘learning outcomes’ for students? – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/12/18/framelos/

  The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. How do we frame the concept of 'learning outcomes' for students?

• Observing Jupiter’s Weather – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/28/observing-jupiters-fierce-weather-from-the-ground/

  Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 28, 2016 In late April 2016, I had the privilege of spending a few weeks in Hawaii, observing on the NASA Infrared Telescope Facility, using a spectrograph called TEXES.