News and Events
Jurassic calamari: amazing fossil proves that flying reptiles preyed on squid
An incredible fossil brought to light in a new research paper reveals the feeding habits of extinct flying reptiles. The beautifully preserved specimen is a Jurassic squid which has a broken pterosaur tooth actually embedded in its body – evidence of a violent interspecies struggle that took place 150 million years ago.
Emeritus Professor wins Humming Bird Gold Medal
Aftab Khan (Emeritus Professor in Geology) has been awarded the Humming Bird Gold Medal.
Leicester Geologists play prominent part SGA 2019 Glasgow
Geologists from the School played a prominent part in the Society for Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits (SGA) Meeting in Glasgow at the end of August which was attended by nearly 700 delegates from around the world.
Academics celebrate winning Prospect Think Tank Award
Davor Vidas, Honorary Visiting Professor from the Fridtjof Nansen Institute (FNI), Norway, along with contributions from University of Leicester and Anthropocene Working Group colleagues; Professor Jan Zalasiewicz, Professor Mark Williams and Dr Colin Waters are celebrating winning the 2019 Prospect Think Tank Award for Europe in the category of Science, Health, Energy and Environment.
The University of Leicester receives MOVE software worth £1,334,160.00 donated by Petroleum Experts Limited
Staff and students in The School of Geography, Geology and the Environment are now able to utilise MOVE software for teaching and non-commercial research purposes.
The world of business on an Anthropocene Earth
On the 3rd-5th June 2019, the University of Leicester hosted one of the world’s most renowned scholars, Professor Bruno Latour, in a three-day conversation on the Anthropocene, this event inaugurating the newly formed Anthropocene Research Group at Leicester.
