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• Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tree-rings-increasing-rainfall-seasonality-amazon

  Study involving University of Leicester researcher shows intensified seasonal cycles, with wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier, increasing the dangers of flooding and drought

• Unsung Leicester craft visionary's legacy showcased by student exhibition 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/harry-peach-museum-studies-exhibition

  The family of Leicester craft and furniture pioneer, Harry Hardy Peach (1874-1936), attended an exhibition curated by University of Leicester students showcasing his vast collection of craft objects. Harry Hardy Peach founded Dryad Handicrafts in 1907.

• Leicester partners with Midlands universities to become Policing Academic Centre of Excellence

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-policing-academic-centre-excellence

  A consortium from the University of Leicester, University of Birmingham and Aston University has been selected as one of nine new Policing Academic Centres of Excellence.

• Pioneering centre is making a difference one year after officially opening

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/phage-anniversary

  A pioneering new centre at the University of Leicester which studies bacteriophages to combat antibiotic resistant bacteria is celebrating its one-year anniversary

• National Centre for Earth Observation awarded renewed investment in national research capabilities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/nceo-ukri

  £8.6 million has been awarded to the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), hosted by the University of Leicester

• New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/13-roman-childrens-book-and-art-competition

  New Roman Leicester children’s book and art competition launch Roman soldier|University of Leicester book and competition to teach children about Roman Britain A new book, Life in the Roman World: Roman Leicester, has been developed by the University of Leicester to educate...

• NHS COVID patient recovery website launched

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/july/your-covid-recovery

  A new project to help rehabilitate thousands of patients across the UK who are recovering from COVID-19 has been launched by NHS England in collaboration with NHS Improvement, the University of Leicester, and the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL).

• Space Park Leicester named as a UK ‘centre for excellence’ for future growth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/may/space-park-future-growth

  A new report by the Campaign for Science and Engineering (CaSE) has identified Space Park Leicester, the landmark national initiative being developed by the University of Leicester in collaboration with local, national and international partners, as the UK centre of...

• Unique event with special guests celebrates 35th anniversary of DNA fingerprinting

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/february/07-dna35

  Please note: this event is now sold out. A video recording of the event will be available online, via the University homepage, next week.

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Swansea, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives and deaths more than 2,000...