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Revisiting Holst’s Jupiter a hundred years later
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/02-jupiter-planets-suite
Reworking of Jupiter from Holst’s Planets suite benefits from insights from a University of Leicester planetary scientist.
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University research supports project to gather air pollution data through space–enabled technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/27-university-research-supports-project-to-gather-air-pollution-data
EarthSense – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky – has provided detailed air pollution data in near real...
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the...
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Shaping the Future: Space Park Leicester presentation to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/19-shaping-the-future
Members of the Parliamentary Scientific Committee hear from a University of Leicester delegation on the space economy and low cost access to space.
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Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist
University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.
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Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/researchers-show-bacteriophages-can-affect-melioidosis-disease-acquisition
An international research team including Leicester researchers has developed a mathematical model for monitoring and controlling the spread of...
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history
Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester scientists have shed new light on why mass extinctions have...
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University of Leicester announces collaboration with Leicestershire-based gin company Burleighs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/distillers-in-the-making
University of Leicester Chemistry students have been thinking outside the box and putting their degree skills to the test in real-world industry -...
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University astronomer discovers Saturn’s famous hexagon may tower above the clouds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/university-astronomer-discovers-saturn2019s-famous-hexagon-may-tower-above-the-clouds
Stunning atmospheric vortex revealed at planet’s north pole in new study.
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Milestone reached for BepiColombo space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/milestone-reached-for-bepicolombo-space-mission
Science orbiters stacked together, one carrying space instrument developed at Leicester.