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Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b
Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour
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Museum exhibition to demonstrate University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/exhibition-to-demonstrate-university-research
A new exhibition run by the School of Museum Studies has given 12 early career researchers from the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences the opportunity to take part in a creative design process to develop the skills, confidence and knowledge to present their research through...
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Geology with Palaeontology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/geology-with-palaeontology-bsc/2026
Life. Evolution. Extinction. They might be huge concepts, but you can easily break them down through the lens of palaeontology. If you love fossils, and what they can tell us, this geology degree is for you.
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Colourful plastics may lead to more microplastics: new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/microplastic-colours
Study led by University of Leicester concludes that colourants in plastic can affect the rate at which it breaks down and can lead to more harmful microplastics released into the environment
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Avoid
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/climate-change/avoid
The first step to reducing our negative impact on the environment is to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions from the outset.
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Leicester Experimental Economic Laboratory
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/research/choice-research-centre/leicester-experimental-economic-laboratory
LEXECON is dedicated to the application of experiments to economics and business research. Our state-of-the-art laboratory is located at the University of Leicester.
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Expeditions
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions
The European Petrophysics Consortium (EPC) has coordinated the downhole logging and core physical properties measurements on many IODP expeditions over the years, with Leicester scientists sailing on over 50 expeditions since the IODP and its predecessors were first launched...
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The Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT
https://le.ac.uk/education/study/pgce/routes/scitt/the-leicester-and-leicestershire-scitt
Leicester and Leicestershire SCITT is a well-established organisation offering both School Direct and School Centred routes to a PGCE, awarded by the University of Leicester.
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Seeds from Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor tree take root in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/seeds-hiroshima-atomic-bomb-survivor-tree-take-root-leicester
Seeds from trees which survived the atomic bomb in Hiroshima have taken root in Leicester in time for the 80th anniversary of VJ Day.
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BSc Project Report
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ch3262
Module code: CH3262 During your final year of your BSc, you will have completed a research-based project. The BSc Project Report will give you the chance to communicate this to a wider audience.