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Space Park Leicester event to reveal role in groundbreaking deep space biology investigation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/space-park-leicester-event-biology-worms
John Holt and Professor Mark Sims from the School of Physics and Astronomy will give a public talk at Space Park Leicester on 17 June
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UK plays leading role as landmark mission launches to unlock secrets of Earth’s magnetic shield
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/landmark-mission-launches-earth-magnetic-shield-smile
SMILE launches to provide first complete picture of how Earth’s magnetic field responds to the solar wind, improving predictions of solar storms...
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Business leader honoured by University of Leicester for nation-building legacy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/business-leader-honoured-alumni-university-leicester-nation-building-legacy
A lifelong career dedicated to excellence in business, transforming education and creating opportunity in Nigeria has been celebrated by the...
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New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
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...
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ispace and University of Leicester sign Payload Service Agreement for lunar Raman spectrometer mission
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
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University of Leicester celebrates Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday
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...
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New asteroid catalogue allows glimpse into Solar System’s rock history
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
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Discovery of three giant planets could provide rare glimpse into early solar systems
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...
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Leicester chemist brings dinosaurs with a dram of science to Edinburgh Science Festival
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...
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Gene study provides AI insight into a leading cause of dementia
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...