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• Neptunes weather studied by Leicester scientist

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/neptunes-weather-studied-by-leicester-scientist

  Dr Sarah Casewell (pictured) of the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been involved in a study to examine the weather on Neptune.

• Earth history opens a new chapter

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/earth-history-opens-a-new-chapter

  An international group of scientists has proposed that fallout from hundreds of nuclear weapons tests in the late 1940s to early 1960s could be used to mark the dawn of a new geological age in Earth history – the Anthropocene.

• Heritage destruction in conflict zones offers archaeological opportunities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/heritage-destruction-in-conflict-zones-offers-archaeological-opportunities

  An international archaeological team co-led by Leicester researchers is investigating an historic site devastated by conflict in Lebanon - and has demonstrated it is possible to obtain original and important information from heritage sites that have been devastated by...

• Using portable nanopore DNA sequencers to combat wildlife crime

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/using-portable-nanopore-dna-sequencers-to-combat-wildlife-crime

  A team from our University has been awarded a prize for their proposal to crack down on wildlife crime using a portable DNA sequencing device, the MinION - developed by Oxford Nanopore Technologies - to read the ‘barcode genes’ of animals affected by illegal trafficking.

• Leicester academic curates major art exhibition in Rome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-academic-curates-major-art-exhibition-in-rome

  A University of Leicester academic has curated a major art exhibition currently being shown at the Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome. Professor David Ekserdjian, from the University of Leicester’s Department of History of Art and Film, curated “Correggio e Parmigianino.

• Geographer to receive national award for promoting diversity in teaching

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/geographer-to-receive-national-award-for-promoting-diversity-in-teaching

  The efforts of Dr Margaret Byron (pictured) from the Department of Geography to bring the subjects of race and diversity into geography education have been recognised by a prestigious professional body.

• Diabetes professors support ban on junk food adverts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/diabetes-professors-support-ban-on-junk-food-adverts

  Junk food advertising aimed at children has “no place in a fit and proper society”, according to a leading diabetes expert in light of a further clampdown.

• £1.3 million grant for global atmosphere research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/10-troposphere-erc-grant

  Dr Eloise Marais from our School of Physics and Astronomy has secured a European Research Council (ERC) grant of more than £1 million to advance her crucial research into the global upper troposphere.

• Centre offers organisations a route to sustainable success

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/centre-organisations-sustainable-success

  The University of Leicester has assembled a team of experts devoted to helping organisations become more sustainable.

• Postgraduate

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/distance-learning/postgraduate

  Our distance learning MA (Master of Arts) courses are postgraduate-level courses, completely equivalent to studying with us on campus.