March 2011
Leicester geologists measure magnitude of earthquake off Japan coast
It’s followed the similarly devastating earthquake that has hit New Zealand, but reports say the earthquake that caused a massive tsunami to hit the coast of Japan was even bigger.
Under the sea: Geology lecture on 21 March examines movement below the ocean floor
A lecture title like ‘Large-scale hydrothermal circulation through most of the seafloor: Insights from drilling, observatories, surveys and models’ sounds intimidating but, as so often, when you research the subject whole vistas of interesting information open up.
Postgraduate Open Evening for Geography, 23 March
Are you interested in studying Geography at Masters or PhD level? Come along on 23 March to find out more.
Creative writing commission open for applications
The Grassroutes project in the School of English is inviting local writers to apply for a £1,000 creative writing commission on the theme of ‘transcultural Leicester’.
Sporting image: the inside and outside of athletes
An exhibition of sports photography and medical imaging is now on display in the University’s David Wilson Library.
Tactical voting: a boon to UKIP?
The recent surprise result for the UK Independence Party in a local by-election has supported research at the University of Leicester that suggests the party might be set to make inroads into the Tory vote.
A history of Leicester in ten objects
History postgraduates at the University of Leicester are a particularly social bunch who meet up regularly as the New History Lab.
Geology students report on last month's New Zealand earthquake
Stephen Angood and Alex Walker are two exchange students from our Department of Geology, currently studying for their third year at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, NZ. Alex writes:
Leicester Research Archive: top ten downloads for February 2011
A monthly run-down of the most popular research in our open-access online archive, taking in everything from South African stock markets to cross-Channel radio signals.
A tale of two Swifts
One is astronomical, the other is virtual. Both are interesting Leicester projects and they're relatively easy to tell apart.
University of Leicester in the News: 28 February to 6 March 2011
A regular review of coverage of the University in the media
Submit a question to the Leicester Exchanges expert panel on prisons
The first Leicester Exchanges live debate takes place at the Tower of London on Wednesday 23 March 2011. The event itself is now sold out but you can still be involved by submitting a question to our expert panel.
Bumper bill of back-to-back public lectures this Thursday
You’ll be spoilt for choice for entertainment this week: the University of Leicester is hosting three public lectures on Thursday 10 March and what’s more, you could go to all three in a single night!
Couper on Copernicus, Henbest talks Herschel: Public lecture on astronomical history
Two very successful Leicester graduates return to the University on 24 March for the Annual Alumni Lecture when Heather Couper and Nigel Henbest present ‘Cosmic Quest: A History of Astronomy’.
Geology student scales new heights in the Fens
Dinah Smith, a mature student in our Department of Geology, has been awarded a prize by the Geologists’ Association for her work on fossilised fenland channels.
Stonehenge: geologists overturn standing theory about the standing stones
It has been around for the best part of 5,000 years and still holds many mysteries but new research into Stonehenge has overturned established ideas about where some of the rocks came from.
Leicester-led research reveals genetic links to heart disease
The British Heart Foundation has announced 17 new genetic variants that could increase your risk of developing heart disease, and a good proportion of those were discovered by scientists at the University of Leicester.
What's on this week at the University of Leicester
Events from Monday 7 March to Sunday 13 March 2011.
The justifiable jurisprudence of John Austin: public lecture on legal theory
A new series of public lectures on Legal and Political Theory starts next week with a look at the great 19th century legal philosopher John Austin.
Seven centuries of The Sky at Night
A graduate, an Honorary Graduate and a member of our teaching staff will all celebrate the 700th edition of the world’s longest-running TV science programme this weekend.
