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Stop the clocks: Brisk walking may slow biological ageing process, study shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/walking-speed-ageing
A new study of genetic data published today (Wednesday) of more than 400,000 UK adults has revealed a clear link between walking pace and a genetic marker of biological age.
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Ig Nobel Prize-winning geologist on why rocks speak in tongues
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/ig-nobel-zalasiewicz
Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, Emeritus Professor in the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, explains the research that won him an Ig Nobel Prize in 2023.
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Leicester experts call for recognition of the Anthropocene epoch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/anthropocene
Geologists from the University of Leicester (UK) have joined forces with more than 50 peers to call for an official recognition of a proposed geological epoch.
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Dr Hilary Coyle
https://le.ac.uk/people/hilary-coyle
The academic profile of Dr Hilary Coyle, Associate Professor in Accounting at University of Leicester
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Researchers identify July 16 1945 as key time boundary in the history of the Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-identify-july-16-1945-as-key-time-boundary-in-the-history-of-the-earth
Humans are having such a significant impact on the Earth that they are changing its geology, creating new and distinctive strata that will persist far into the future, according to Dr Jan Zalasiewicz and Professor Mark Williams from the Department of Geology.
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Scientists suggest significant scale of human impact on planet has changed course of Earths history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/scientists-suggest-significant-scale-of-human-impact-on-planet-has-changed-course-of-earth2019s-history
The significant scale of human impact on our planet has changed the course of Earth history, an international team of scientists led by our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment has suggested.
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Encore Geologists on scientific drilling odyssey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/geologists-on-third-scientific-drilling-exhibition-at-sea
For the third time in two years, Leicester geologists from the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment will participate in an offshore scientific drilling expedition.
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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.
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Example PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/study/research-degrees/phd-md-studentships/phd-projects
Self-funding students or students seeking PhD studentship opportunities are encouraged to view the example projects offered below by supervisors in our department. If you are interested, please contact the relevant supervisor for each project.
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People
https://le.ac.uk/biological-sciences/people
Browse the contacts and administrative support staff who work in the School of Biological Sciences at the University of Leicester.