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• Two new volcanic ‘super-eruptions’ discovered

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/june/yellowstone

  A new study published in Geology by Leicester academics has highlighted the discovery of two new super-eruptions originating from the Yellowstone hotspot track, including what they believe was the volcanic province’s largest and most cataclysmic event.

• Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant

  Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.

• New strategic partnership to explore four-dimensional first order controls on nickel mineral systems

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/bhp-ev-metals

  The project and partnership with BHP has developed directly from recent work by the Leicester-UWA group that has shed new light on the processes involved in the sources and transport mechanisms of metals through the lithosphere in magmatic systems, published in Nature...

• Canadian Gender Gap tracker launched

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/canadian-gender-gap-tracker-launched/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 Informed Opinions has produced the  Gender Gap Tracker  in partnership with Simon Fraser University.

• Research stories

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories

  Explore the University of Leicester's world-changing research. Our world is a work in progress. Explore our world-changing research.

• Fight fire with fire? Managing complex contracts when the other party becomes difficult

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/05/16/fight-fire-with-fire-managing-complex-contracts-when-the-other-party-becomes-difficult/

  Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on May 16, 2018   In his second blog ( first blog can be found here ) Dr Haward Soper, recently awarded his PhD, discusses his doctoral findings, giving fascinating insights into the relationships between different parties...

• Multi-sport success and international representation for Team Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/multisport-success-and-international-representation-for-team-leicester

  Our students have been busy representing the University at a variety of sports events and competitions over the past couple of weeks.

• Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper

  A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department of Physics and Astronomy.

• ‘Women who become mothers before 33 earn 15% less’…

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/03/18/women-who-become-mothers-before-33-earn-15-less/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2016 …than other UK women who do not become mothers according to a report released by the TUC. Statistics are based on  IPPR  research.

• Is there a gender pay gap?

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/01/06/is-there-a-gender-pay-gap/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 6, 2017 The latest report from the Resolution Foundation notes a reduction for women in their 20s but notes that over the career lifespan this widens.