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• Researchers trial system for improved sea safety

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/researchers-trial-system-for-improved-sea-safety

  Dr Nigel Bannister from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been trialling a concept for using satellite imagery to significantly improve the chances of locating ships and planes lost at sea - such as the missing Malaysian flight MH370.

• New report published to give practical steps for using surgical checklists safely

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/new-report-published-to-give-practical-steps-for-using-surgical-checklists-safely

  A new, freely accessible report led by Dr Emmilie Aveling from the Department of Health Sciences offers practical guidance to those seeking to optimise implementation of the surgical checklist.

• Research shows women who feel more at risk of crime also prefer physically dominant partners

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/research-shows-women-who-feel-more-at-risk-of-crime-also-prefer-physically-dominant-partners

  Women who prefer physically formidable and dominant mates (PPFDM) tend to feel more at risk of crime regardless of the situation or risk factors present, according to researchers from the Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour.

• University life in the 1920s revealed through historical interview

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/university-life-in-the-1920s-revealed-through-historical-interview

  A new project organised by our University is making a number of oral history interviews with people who lived during the 19th and 20th centuries available online.

• Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake

  Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the International Space Station.

• Carry on up the charts: Rankings boost for Chemistry at Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/rankings-2026

  The School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, has achieved excellent rankings in the 2026 Guardian and Times league tables for the subject of Chemistry. We are currently ranked 2nd in the UK (1st in England), reflecting the dedication shown to our students.

• Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)

  https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/dr-heather-couper-cbe

  Find more about Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)

• 38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission

  The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.

• Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge

  The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.

• A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth

  Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.