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Aegis
https://le.ac.uk/research/images-of-research/jack-o-doherty
Jack O'Doherty, PhD Student has entered a piece entitled 'Aegis'
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Neolithic, Bronze Age, and Iron Age Britain and Ireland
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar2032
Module code: AR2032 This module explores the Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age of Britain and Ireland. During this period ways of life underwent radical transformations.
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PhD Physics student shares his experience working on the Cassini mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/phd-physics-student-shares-his-experience-working-on-the-cassini-mission
On 15 September 2017, after almost twenty years in space, NASA’s Cassini spacecraft made its final encounter with Saturn.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/english-local-history/research/publications
Learn more about the publications produced by the academics and students in the Centre for English Local History.
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Ravenous black hole consumes three Earths’-worth of star every time it passes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/black-hole
Massive burst of X-rays detected by University of Leicester astronomers indicates material three times the mass of Earth burning up in a black hole.
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NGTS discovers an extremely small star in an eclipsing binary
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/01/ngts-discovers-an-extremely-small-star-in-an-eclipsing-binary/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 September 2020 Leicester PhD student Jack Acton discusses his latest discovery, a record breaking eclipsing binary system found in data from the NGTS exoplanet survey.
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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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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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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.