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• High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon

  'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star. Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito 'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star.

• Air pollution speeds up ageing of the lungs and increases chronic lung disease risk

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/09-air-pollution-lung-function-copd

  A study of more than 300,000 people has found that exposure to outdoor air pollution is linked to decreased lung function and an increased risk of developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

• Pioneering African mental health study receives millions in funding from Wellcome

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/neet

  A Wellcome-funded study led by the University of Pretoria, in collaboration with the University of Leicester and others, aims to identify predictors of depression among NEET youth in Africa.

• New scientific technique helps catch wildlife criminals

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/peregrine-falcon

  DNA tests co-developed by scientists from the University of Leicester and Scotland’s wildlife forensic lab are helping to catch criminals involved in the illegal sale of protected bird species.

• £14 million in funding announced for five research projects into land use and Net Zero

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lunz-hub

  The Land Use for Net Zero Hub, co-led by the University of Leicester and James Hutton Institute, receives £14 million funding for five projects.

• Academic and emeritus staff

  https://le.ac.uk/ggb/people/academic

  See the academic team working within Genetics and Genome Biology at Leicester. Discover staff profiles and their contact details.

• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist and Great British Bake Off finalist, for demonstrations with schoolchildren

• Undergraduate programme specification content for Year in Research programme variants

  https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/courses/research

  To be read in conjunction with the relevant programme specification.

• Successful student interns consider a future in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/graduate-city

  Students in Leicester have been finding out what job opportunities are available to them locally thanks to an internship scheme being run by Leicester City Council, De Montfort University and the University of Leicester.

• Final poppy wreaths to be laid as University of Leicester honours region’s wartime sacrifices

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/poppy-pilgrimage-2022

  18 poppy wreaths will be laid by University of Leicester at war memorials across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.