The University of Leicester’s ASDEC – The Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre –  facility has announced that it is part of a successful winning bid for £1.4m R&D funding from Innovate UK working in a team with other companies to optimise hybrid structures for the automotive sector.

The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a 'striking new pattern' in the planet's global energy flow, according to researchers from the University of Leicester. The research suggests that the Earth is now characterised by a geologically unprecedented pattern of global energy flow that is pervasively influenced by humans - and which is necessary for maintaining the complexity of modern human ...

Student racing enthusiasts from the University of Leicester will be unveiling their designs for a racing car which will be competing at Silverstone later this year. The event will take place on 11th February at 6pm prior to the University’s 18th Annual Industry Lecture.

A team from the University of Leicester has taken pride of place in an international Formula 1 aerodynamics competition. Team Mansell, supervised by Dr. Aldo Rona, senior lecturer in the Department of Engineering, and Professor Ivor Annetts, Royal Academy of Engineering Visiting Professor in Motorsport Aerodynamics, won the inaugural race of the UniFi Motorsport 2015/16 season.

Bells are a popular source of festive delight during the Christmas period -and now beautiful images showing in unprecedented detail how bells vibrate to make a harmonious sound have been produced by the commercial team at the University of Leicester’s Advanced Structural Dynamics Evaluation Centre (ASDEC).