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• ispace and University of Leicester sign Payload Service Agreement for lunar Raman spectrometer mission

  Date: 13 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/ispace-university-leicester-payload-service-agreement-lunar-mission

  A University of Leicester team will deliver the instrument, to be transported to the moon on an ispace lunar lander

• New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’

  Date: 13 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/launch-satellite-telescope-earth-magnetic-shield

  Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...

• University of Leicester celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday

  Date: 8 May 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/university-leicester-sir-david-attenborough-100th-birthday

  A tree planting and a showstopping cake rustled up by a dream Great British Bake Off team were highlights of the University of Leicester’s...

• New asteroid catalogue allows glimpse into Solar System’s rock history

  Date: 21 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/asteroid-catalogue-solar-system-rock-history-1-770

  Researchers at University of Leicester and the Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur use Gaia satellite data to collect spectra from our asteroid belt

• Discovery of three giant planets could provide rare glimpse into early solar systems

  Date: 20 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/trio-giant-planets-early-solar-systems

  New study from University of Leicester astronomers reveals three planets orbiting other stars, including one of the longest-orbiting transiting...

• Leicester chemist brings dinosaurs with a dram of science to Edinburgh Science Festival

  Date: 17 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/chemist-dinosaurs-edinburgh-science-festival

  Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley co-hosts two shows with Bake Off 2020 winner Peter Sawkins, exploring how fossils form, and the...

• Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia

  Date: 15 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/gene-study-ai-dementia

  Artificial intelligence expert at University of Leicester supports study of vascular smooth muscle, which are affected by NOTCH3, a gene known to...

• Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions

  Date: 13 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions

  A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of...

• New satellite to give global view on Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’, thanks to Leicester-built telescope

  Date: 31 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/satellite-earth-magnetic-shield-leicester-built-telescope

  Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...

• University of Leicester scientists reveal hidden world of baking in new Matt Adlard book

  Date: 31 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/science-of-baking-microscopic-josh-smalley

  University of Leicester scientists have revealed the hidden world of baking through microscopic images featured in Matt Adlard’s new book, The...