University of Leicester a national supercomputer. In September 2012, a ULAS team exhumed the body of King Richard III, discovering it in the former Greyfriars Friary Church in the city of Leicester. As a result of that success Prof King was asked to investigate whether a skeleton found in Jamestown was that of George Yeardley, the 1st colonial governor of Virginia and founder of the Virginia General Assembly. In January 2017, Physics students from the University of Leicester made national news when they revealed their predictions on how long it would take a zombie apocalypse to wipe out humanity. They calculated that it
Speedway in Leicester the Leicester Super team. The team competed in the Southern League in 1930, with Cyril "Squib" Burton emerging at the team's top rider. The Stadium team completed only part of the 1931 season. A new track was constructed at the Leicester Super Speedway on Melton Road, which opened in 1929. A team based there competed in the Northern League in both 1930 and 1931, but failed to complete either season. Speedway was revived on a relaid track at Leicester Stadium in 1937, with Leicester Hounds competing in the Provincial League. Leicester Hunters formed in 1948, and began competing in the