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• NASA and European Space Agency visit Leicester for Mars workshop

  Date: 6 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-mars-sample-return-workshop

  Planetary scientists from across the globe, including representatives from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, NASA and European Space Agency, visited...

• UK scientists generate electricity from rare element to power future space missions

  Date: 2 May 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/03-americium-electricity-space-power

  Experts have generated electricity from a rare chemical element for the first time which may mean future space missions can be powered for up to...

• Ground-breaking space technology receives real-life health application

  Date: 28 Apr 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/29-space-technology

  UK Space Agency awards Leicester team £2 million.

• Leicester mathematician takes his research to Parliament

  Date: 22 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/22-mathematician-research-parliament

  Nicholas Williams, a PhD student in the Department of Mathematics at the University of Leicester, attended Parliament to present his mathematics...

• Groundbreaking new approach to mathematical theory

  Date: 20 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/20-category-theory-mathematics

  New research from Dr Simona Paoli from the University of Leicester’s Department of Mathematics introduces a new approach to higher categorical...

• UK to tackle danger of the solar wind and find new Earth-like planets

  Date: 8 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/08-solar-wind-smile-plato

  New national space funding worth £7 million will ensure UK scientists play a leading role in a new space weather mission, the Science Minister...

• Using smart bombs to kill old cells

  Date: 6 Mar 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/march/06-nanotechnology-killing-old-cells

  A new nanotechnology developed at the University of Leicester could lead to people living longer.

• ExoMars rover named after DNA pioneer

  Date: 11 Feb 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/11-exomars

  The European Space Agency has named its new ExoMars rover Rosalind Franklin, after the DNA pioneer, it has been announced.

• High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star

  Date: 17 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon

  Image credit: Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito International team of researchers, including the University of Leicester, find evidence...

• Year in review: January - June

  Date: 27 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/27-year-in-review-jan

  From digital innovations and sporting triumphs to sharing our research on a global stage, 2018 has been full of many highlights for the University.