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Wind turbine remains may be among ‘most surprising’ fossils for far future generations, palaeontologists say
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/wind-turbine-remains-surprising-fossils-palaeontology
University of Leicester palaeontologists publishing new book on technofossils suggest that wind turbine blades, made from difficult to recycle materials, may be among the most surprising fossils found by future palaeontologists
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Discovery reveals remains of first aquatic dinosaur 'river-monster'
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/spinosaurus
An historic discovery of fossils by an international team, including Dr David Unwin at the University of Leicester, has revealed the remains of the first aquatic dinosaur.
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New approach provides potential vaccine and treatment for Alzheimer’s
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/tapas
A promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists.
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Leicester universities’ funding success for local improvement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/local-acceleration-fund
The University of Leicester and De Montfort University have been awarded £171,000 for an innovative project working in partnerships with local groups to gain insight and improve services in core areas including education, health, and environmental sustainability.
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The Mediterranean in the Medieval World
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2553
Module code: AR2553 In the year 400, despite some decades of barbarian incursions into various parts of the Roman Empire and some disastrous defeats for its emperors, there was no great reason to believe that it was fatally threatened.
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Activities
https://le.ac.uk/health-data-research/activities
Software tools and standards Café Variome is a complete data discovery solution designed to provide a general-purpose, web-based tool that can be quickly installed by any genotype-phenotype data owner, or network of data owners.
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Advanced Electrical Machines
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg7034
Module code: EG7034 In this module we will learn how to make detailed calculations and predictions of the operation of machines under steady state and dynamic conditions, and when connected to electronic drives.
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Advanced Electrical Machines
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/eg7034
Module code: EG7034 In this module we will learn how to make detailed calculations and predictions of the operation of machines under steady state and dynamic conditions, and when connected to electronic drives.
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Advanced Electrical Machines
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/eg7034
Module code: EG7034 In this module we will learn how to make detailed calculations and predictions of the operation of machines under steady state and dynamic conditions, and when connected to electronic drives.
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Using digital tools to publish and promote your project: podcasts
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/besh/engaging/podcasts
History at the University of Leicester - Building and Enriching Shared Heritages project. This guide offers advice on creating a podcast to publish and promote your project.