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• Leicester co-founds UK Nuclear Deterrence Network

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-founder-member-uk-nuclear-deterrence-network

  The University of Leicester has joined partners to launch a network which will examine and assess nuclear deterrence and inform UK nuclear policy.

• Solar System lightshows to be probed by Leicester astronomers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/jwst-saturn-uranus

  Team from University of Leicester has been given observation time on the James Webb Space Telescope for two projects that will study the aurora on two neighbouring gas giants, Saturn and Uranus

• Annual lectures

  https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/annual-lecture

  Find out more about the School's annual lectures in Geography and Geology (Bennett Lecture), given by distinguished speakers in their fields of research.

• Turning crises into a Drama

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/turning-crises-into-a-drama

  Students swapped their pens and laptops for the stage in order to enhance their learning experience as they study financial crises at Leicester.

• Student volunteer dishes out positivity

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/student-volunteer-dishes-out-positivity

  Izzy Evans, a Psychology with cognitive neuroscience student at Leicester, has spent the past two years volunteering with local charity The Bridge to offer a helping hand in the kitchen- an experience that she says has been ‘invaluable’ to her.

• Therapeutic antibody discovery could lead to new cancer drug development

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/therapeutic-antibody-discovery

  Cancer Research researchers at the University of Leicester have played a major role in developing and validating an innovative approach to the discovery of potent therapeutic antibodies.

• Leicester scientists discover precious metals in Mordor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/october/mordor

  Two geologists from the University of Leicester have found gold, along with copper, tellurium and other metals in a geological locality in Australia, referred to as the Mordor Igneous Complex - named after its uncanny resemblance to the location from the Lord of the Rings...

• The innovative technology that will explore planet Mercury in unprecedented detail

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/the-innovative-technology-that-will-explore-planet-mercury-in-unprecedented-detail

  Leicester researchers will be showcasing the innovative space instrument they have developed which will be used to help provide the most complete exploration and study of the planet Mercury to date at the Farnborough Airshow on Friday 20 July.

• Gardeners’ World presenter puts his roots down at University of Leicester’s city oasis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/nick-bailey

  A face familiar to millions of BBC Gardeners’ World viewers will be bringing his expertise to the University of Leicester after being appointed director of its Botanic Garden.

• European law expert to present lecture on post-Brexit UK democratic challenges

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/celi

  Leading barrister Tom de la Mare KC will give this year’s Centre for European Law and Internationalisation Annual Lecture at University of Leicester.