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• Discovery sheds light on how vertebrates see

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/discovery-sheds-light-on-how-vertebrates-see

  New research led by Professor Sarah Gabbott from the Department of Geology has overturned a long-standing theory on how vertebrates evolved their eyes by identifying remarkable details of the retina in the eyes of 300 million year-old lamprey and hagfish fossils.

• Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash

  An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.

• Giant rhinos and letters home historical Freshers Weeks at our University

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/giant-rhinos-and-letters-home-historical-freshers2019-weeks-at-our-university

  This year our University has launched its Fabulous First Year initiative, including the MyUoL app which allows students to access daily university information in one place including timetables, library search and university news.

• University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding

  The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.

• University researchers contribute to new announcement aiming to improve person-centred care

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-researchers-contribute-to-new-announcement-aiming-to-improve-person-centred-care

  NHS England has today announced a deal seeking to improve access to more person-centred care as part of its developing Self Care programme.

• Leicester among best 10 cities in the UK according to new survey

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-among-best-10-cities-in-the-uk-according-to-new-survey

  Leicester has been named one of the top 10 cities in the UK to live and work in, according to a new study by economists at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

• Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history

  Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history|Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester...

• Heather Couper (1949-2020)

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/20-heather-couper

  Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest at the unveiling of the Rattray Lecture Theatre's astronomical clock in 1989.

• Leicester students contribute to tourism development in city

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/leicester-students-contribute-to-tourism-development-in-city

  A new programme developed by our University will help students contribute to tourism development in the city.

• New research blows the lid on volcanic activity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/december/new-research-blows-the-lid-on-volcanic-activity

  Geologists from our University have been unravelling an age-old geological story. Their research, relating to ancient volcanic activity in Mongolia and China, challenges existing knowledge about the processes involved.