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• 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...

• NASA and ESA view Space Park Leicester’s ultra-clean mini-lab for space samples first-hand

  Date: 1 April 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/nasa-esa-space-park-leicester-ultra-clean-mini-lab

  Delegation from NASA and the European Space Agency visited Space Park Leicester to see its Double Walled Isolator, an ultra-clean miniature...

• 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...

• 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...

• Leicester planet-forming research presented in Parliament

  Date: 18 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planet-forming-research-presented-parliament

  Early career researcher Dr Sahl Rowther attend STEM in BRITAIN event where he showcased his research on the protoplanetary discs that birth...

• University of Leicester hosts contest to find the world’s brightest young economists

  Date: 12 March 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-leicester-hosts-olympiad-worlds-brightest-young-economists

  Some of the brightest minds in the Midlands converged on the University of Leicester for a competition to find the best young economists in the world.

• Taking AI to a new REALM: Space Park Leicester team develops service for space-optimised machine learning

  Date: 18 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/ai-realm-space-optimised-machine-learning

  Research by University of Leicester aims to accelerate the adoption of AI in space missions, offering an end-to-end, space-optimised machine...