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• Chicxulub crater study suggests asteroid impacts could create habitats for life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/chicxulub-crater-study-suggests-asteroid-impacts-could-create-habitats

  Scientists studying a 65-million-year old crater in the Gulf of Mexico, caused by an asteroid impact, claim it could have provided a habitat for early life to take hold on earth.

• Queens Honour for University of Leicester PhD student

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/queens-honour-for-university-of-leicester-phd-student

  A University of Leicester postgraduate student is going to Buckingham Palace next month to be honoured by HM The Queen.

• Leicester team wins inaugural race in Formula 1 aerodynamics competition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/leicester-team-wins-inaugural-race-in-formula-1-aerodynamics-competition

  A Leicester team has taken pride of place in an international Formula 1 aerodynamics competition.

• Global study identifies a safer treatment of acute stroke

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/global-study-identifies-a-safer-treatment-of-acute-stroke

  The safety of a controversial clot-busting drug has been investigated by researchers, who have shown a modified dosage can reduce serious bleeding in the brain and improve survival rates.

• Politicians and media fuel hate crime in Britain say experts

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018politicians-and-media-fuel-hate-crime-in-britain-2019-say-experts

  Professor Neil Chakraborti and Dr Stevie-Jade Hardy, from our Centre for Hate Studies, say the ‘toxic climate’ surrounding the EU referendum debate has helped to ‘embolden’ people to target those they regard as ‘different’ or ‘foreign’.

• Clearing out student accommodation reaps rich rewards for charity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/12-bhf-collection

  A charity scheme that encourages students to donate their unwanted items at the end of term instead of throwing them away, has saved an incredible 39 tonnes of items from being thrown away in Leicester.

• Can Santa Claus see your house from his sleigh?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/20-christmas-lights

  Millions of children across the world will be looking up at the night sky on Christmas Eve to get a glimpse of Santa Claus and his reindeer – but what if he could see your house from the sky? Students at the University of Leicester may have found the answer, after calculating...

• Beta-blockers could reduce death among those with diabetes and hypoglycaemia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/22-beta-blockers-reduce-death-diabetes-hypoglycaemia

  Beta blockers|A type of drug commonly used to treat high blood pressure could reduce the risk of death among those with type 2 diabetes and a related complication.

• TV broadcaster receives top honour from University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/25-david-olusoga-obe-receives-honorary-degree

  British-Nigerian historian, producer and presenter David Olusoga OBE receives honorary degree of Doctor of Laws.

• Student nurses shortlisted for prestigious awards

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/student-nursing-times-awards-leicester

  A group of student nurses has been shortlisted for some prestigious awards thanks to their dedication and commitment