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Ocean temperature record unlocked from Fijian coral reveals highest warmth in over six centuries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/coral-warming
Unique 627 year-long record of ocean temperatures in the Fijian archipelago published by international team co-led by University of Leicester
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Summer Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/16/physics-and-astronomy-blog-summer-digest/
With the start of the new academic year upon us, the Physics Community team would like to remind you about the School blog, a key resource for sharing news, celebrating successes, and circulating announcements to the entire Physics and Astronomy community.
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Talk will explore the search for life beyond Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/talk-search-life-beyond-earth
Professor Karen Olsson-Francis from the Open University will give her talk ‘Living Life at the Limits' at Space Park Leicester on 25 April
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Quality of conference presentations could be affected by social media
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/quality-of-conference-presentations-could-be-affected-by-social-media
A new pilot study into the impact of Twitter on conferences suggests that social media may impact on quality of presentations as speakers receive real-time feedback.
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Researchers solve space riddle of planetary rings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/researchers-solve-space-riddle-of-planetary-rings
An international team of scientists, including Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from the Department of Mathematics, has solved an age-old scientific riddle by discovering that planetary rings, such as those orbiting Saturn, have a universally similar particle distribution.
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Student societies
https://le.ac.uk/film/study/undergraduate/student-societies
Leicester offers many opportunities for you to get involved outside of study, and joining societies is a great way of meeting like-minded people, having fun and trying something new. Find out about Film-related societies at the University of Leicester.
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Bacteriophages
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages
Bacteriophage (phage) are small viruses that infect bacteria. They are either lytic: they undergo a productive infection within a bacterial cell causing death or they are lysogenic. The study of phage can be utilised for the treatment of antibiotic resistant infection.
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Presessional English Language 30 weeks (minimum IELTS 4.5): Modules B, C and D
https://le.ac.uk/courses/presessional-30-weeks/2025
Presessional English language course for Intensive General and Academic English. Our 30-week presessional programme will give you the English language and academic skills you need for successful study at a UK university.
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Presessional English Language 20 weeks (minimum IELTS 5.0): Modules C and D
https://le.ac.uk/courses/presessional-20-weeks/2025
Presessional English language course for Intensive General and Academic English. Our 20-week presessional programme will give you the English language and academic skills you need for successful study at a UK university.
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Presessional English Language 6 weeks (minimum IELTS 6.0): Module E
https://le.ac.uk/courses/presessional-6-weeks/2025
Presessional English language course for Intensive General and Academic English. Our 6-week presessional programme will give you the English language and academic skills you need for successful study at a UK university.