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• Royal honour for Masters student

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/royal-honour-for-masters-student

  James Hempsall, who this term began an MA in Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy in our Vaughan Centre for Lifelong Learning, has been awarded an OBE in recognition of his services to childcare in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, and was recently presented with his...

• Earth Observation research detects methane over Poland’s coal mines

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/methane-mines

  Following methane observations from the European Space Agency (ESA)’s Copernicus Sentinel-5P satellite, we can now observe regions with enhanced methane concentrations from strong point sources all over the world.

• Automobility and the Urban Environment in Nagoya and Birmingham

  https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/research/automobility-and-the-urban-environment-in-nagoya-and-birmingham

  The University of Leicester's Leverhulme Trust Research Grant for the Automobility and the Urban Environment in Nagoya and Birmingham project.

• Acarajé Diaries Day 0 – University of Leicester

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/24/acaraje-diaries-day-0/

  Project co-investigator embarks on a research trip to Salvador, Bahia in Brazil to find out more about the bahianas do acarajé.

• The Politics of Conflict and Violence MA, PGDip, PGCert, by distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/the-politics-of-conflict-and-violence-ma-dl/2025

  How do politics dictate war and peace? How has conflict shaped politics? What can we do about humanitarian intervention? This distance learning degree isn’t just about asking the critical questions – it’s about making critical progress.

• Astronomers discover system of seven Earth-sized planets just 40 light-years away

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/astronomers-discover-system-of-seven-earth-sized-planets-just-40-light-years-away

  An international team of astronomers, including space scientists from our University, has found a system of seven Earth-sized planets just 40 light-years away.

• Sofa generation causing epidemic of Type 2 diabetes

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/sofa-generation-causing-epidemic-of-type-2-diabetes-researchers-suggest

  The nation’s lack of physical activity is leading to a new “sofa generation” at risk of Type 2 diabetes, according to Professor Melanie Davies (pictured), an internationally renowned expert in Type 2 diabetes and Co-Director of the Leicester Diabetes Centre.

• PhD student wins Royal Society of Biology Poster Walks competition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/phd-student-wins-royal-society-of-biology-poster-walks-competition

  30 students showcased their posters to the public at the University of Lincoln this week, with a number of students attending from our University.

• How hungry bacteria sense nutrients in their environment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/how-hungry-bacteria-sense-nutrients-in-their-environment

  Researchers have shed new light on how bacteria sense nutrients in their environment - which could provide important knowledge in the development of drugs and antibiotics to combat a range of diseases including tuberculosis.

• Expert opinions cover the Anthropocene Leo Varadkar trauma after terror attacks and protest camps

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/expert-opinions-cover-the-anthropocene-leo-varadkar-and-trauma-after-terror-attacks

  Professor Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology has discussed the origin and implications of the term 'Anthropocene' in Science, People and Politics.