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• 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...

• 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...

• University of Leicester expert to help UK Government’s bid to boost nation’s employment levels

  Date: 16 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/university-leicester-expert-uk-government-boost-nations-employment-levels

  A University of Leicester economist has been chosen to help the UK Government realise its vision to boost the nation’s jobs market.

• Leicester experts investigate ways scientists can safely collect extra-terrestrial samples

  Date: 16 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/leicester-experts-extra-terrestrial-samples

  New paper by team based at Space Park Leicester explores challenges of safely collecting extra-terrestrial materials for their Double Walled...

• Extensive freshened water beneath the ocean floor confirmed for the first time

  Date: 4 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/freshened-water-ocean-floor-confirmed

  International team including University of Leicester geoscientists provides first detailed evidence of long-suspected hidden fresh water aquifers,...

• University joins national group dedicated to tackling world health issues

  Date: 3 February 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/february/biofilm-research-disease-resistance

  The University of Leicester has joined a consortium of research institutes dedicated to tackling disease, climate change and food security

• Leicester-led issue of prestigious journal collects latest thinking on human impact on biosphere

  Date: 22 January 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/january/prestigious-journal-human-impact-biosphere

  University of Leicester Earth scientist guest-edits issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, building on leading role in the...