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• New report finds nuclear weapons and related systems are increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/28-nuclear-report

  Report involving Dr Andrew Futter finds nuclear weapon increasingly vulnerable to cyberattack

• 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.

• Lesley Davis

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/lesley-davis

  We have learned, with deep sadness, of the death of Lesley Davis, a much-loved and respected member of the Library Services team, who passed away on 6 January 2025. The funeral will take place at Loughborough Crematorium on Thursday 30 January at 4.30pm.

• Student of the Year nomination for University of Leicester engineer

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/student-of-the-year-nomination

  Third-year year Engineering student at the University of Leicester Samiksha Raviraja is one of five students shortlisted.

• Livecyte 2

  https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif/equipment/specialised-imaging/livecyte-2

  The Livecyte 2 can be found in the Advanced Imaging Facility. Learn more about the equipment.

• Jupiters jawdropping north pole unlike anything encountered in Solar System

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/jupiters-north-pole-unlike-anything-encountered-in-solar-system

  Last week NASA's Juno spacecraft sent back the first-ever images of Jupiter's north pole, taken during the spacecraft's first flyby of the planet with its instruments switched on.

• Dr George Pohl

  https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/george-pohl

  We have learned, with regret, of the passing of Dr Jurgen (George) Pohl MBChB, MRCP, who helped to establish the Leicester Medical School in the 1970s, serving as Senior Lecturer in Medicine until his retirement in 2001.

• Physics Special Topics: Santa’s Christmas magic is Real

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/24/leicester-physics-students-prove-santas-christmas-magic-is-real/

  Physics Special Topics: Santa’s Christmas magic is Real

• Economics Skylark Scholarship and Economics Award

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/scholarships-bursaries-discounts/economics-skylark

  The Economics Skylark Scholarship and Economics Award are intended for applicants with Black African or Caribbean heritage from socio-economically challenged backgrounds who will be commencing study of an Economics undergraduate degree programme.

• Billion pound boost for East Midlands from international students

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/billion-pound-boost-for-east-midlands-from-international-students

  International students in the East Midlands generate a net impact £1.28 billion according to a new study out today (Thursday 11 January).