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• The Science of Reading to be explored in Professorial Inaugural Lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/the-science-of-reading-to-be-explored-in-professorial-inaugural-lecture

  A free public lecture hosted by the University of Leicester will provide an insight into how the brain learns to read and how reading behaviour changes with age on Thursday 16 March.

• Award-winning graduate gives insights into the experiences of care leavers at university

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/award-winning-graduate-gives-insights-into-the-experiences-of-care-leavers-at-university

  A former student, recognised earlier this year for his work to support care leavers, has spoken at the annual conference of the National Educational Opportunities Network this week.

• Centre for Psychological Health and Development

  https://le.ac.uk/psychology-vision-sciences/research/psychological-health-development

  Find out more about our Centre for Psychological Health and Development in the School of Psychology and Vision Sciences at Leicester.

• Dallas Campbell to deliver free public lecture on 17 September as part of ESA event

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/02-dallas-campbell

  Author and TV presenter Dallas Campbell will visit campus on Tuesday 17 September to deliver a free public lecture on 'How to make a spacesuit.

• Study abroad

  https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/study-abroad

  At the University of Leicester, MGeol students have the option of spending the third year of their degree studying at an overseas partner university. Current partners are the University of Arizona, USA and the University of Canterbury, New Zealand.

• Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/heart

  Study reveals underlying genetic risks for a type of heart attack largely affecting younger women

• Monkeys and chimpanzees have created their own archaeological sites dating back hundreds of years

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/monkeys-and-chimpanzees-have-created-their-own-archaeological-sites-dating-back-hundreds-of-years

  Capuchin monkeys have created their own archaeological sites in Brazil, complete with nut-cracking tools that date back at least 600-700 years ago, according to recent research – and Dr Huw Barton from the University of Leicester’s School of Archaeology and Ancient History...

• First skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels revealed by University of Leicester study

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/skeletal-evidence-leprosy-british-red-squirrels-university-leicester

  The first-ever skeletal evidence of leprosy in British red squirrels has been identified in a University of Leicester-led study.

• Charles Cockell on Astrobiology: National Space Centre Q&A

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/12/charles-cockell-on-astrobiology-national-space-centre-qa/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 November 2020 Join the National Space Centre on Friday 13 November at 19:00 for a special #SciFRI, as Charles Cockell, Professor of Astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh takes part in a live Q&A...

• National Space Centre Live Q&A – Astronaut Jeff Hoffman

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/11/national-space-centre-live-qa-astronaut-jeff-hoffman/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 January 2021 Join the team at the National Space Centre for a LIVE Space Q&A with Jeff Hoffman, Friday 15 January, 19:15-20:15 .