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  • Biomechanics and Immersive Technology Laboratory

    Explore Biomechanics and immersive technology laboratory research inside the Engineering department at the University of Leicester.

  • Scientists identify way to sniff ripeness of fruit

    For the first time, scientists have identified a way to ‘sniff’ the ripeness of mangoes. They have identified the unique chemical signature of ripening for mangoes and published their research in the academic journal Metabolomics.

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  • Space Park Leicester’s transformative regional impact showcased for shadow ministers

    University of Leicester hosts Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Right Honourable Pat McFadden MP, and Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West at Space Park Leicester, who toured the state-of-the-art facilities and saw its impact first-hand

  • Leicester students produce pedal powered cinema

    A team of engineering students (pictured) has produced a bicycle powered generator which could power a 55 watt projector for the time required to watch a movie.

  • What is saffron

    Did you know that you need to collect about 200,000 flowers to produce just one kilo of saffron? The labour needed to produce it is just one of the many reasons that make the spice the world's most expensive agricultural product.

  • Supply of GPs and detection of hypertension in England associated with premature mortality rates

    General practitioner numbers appear to have a small but important influence on premature mortality rates in England, according to research led by Professor Richard Baker from the Department of Health Sciences.

  • Student study investigates how lasers can control lightning

    Physics students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy have investigated the possibility of inducing, directing and controlling lightning strikes using lasers.

  • Study suggests millions of modern men are descendants of 11 dynastic leaders

    A team of geneticists led by Professor Mark Jobling from the Department of Genetics has discovered that millions of modern Asian men are descended from 11 powerful dynastic leaders, including Mongolian warlord Genghis Khan, who lived up to 4,000 years ago.

  • Expert comment Has the Olympic Games caught up with the modern world

    Despite greater representation of women in the Rio Olympics than in previous years, anachronisms and gender divisions still remain, according to John Williams from the Department of Sociology.

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