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University of Leicester and National Nuclear Laboratory sign an agreement with Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute on future space battery design
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/05-agreement-signed-on-space-battery-design
The memorandum of understanding (MoU) pledges new areas of cooperation on research on radioisotope thermoelectric power generators for use in...
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Dallas Campbell to deliver free public lecture on 17 September as part of ESA event
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/02-dallas-campbell
Author and TV presenter Dallas Campbell will visit campus on Tuesday 17 September to deliver a free public lecture on 'How to make a spacesuit.
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Is there life on Mars?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/15-is-there-life-on-mars
The university of Leicester is working closely with NASA and the European Space Agency to determine the age-old question, is there life on...
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ISS Commander shows support for University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/09-iss-commander-shows-support-for-university-of-leicester
The Commander of the International Space Station (ISS), Alexei Ovchinin who took over command in July 2019 has thrilled students and academics at...
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Planning permission granted for Phase 1 of Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/31-space-park-planning-permission
A new purpose built Space Park in Leicester has just received planning permission approval for the first phase of construction.
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Space School celebrates 30 years since launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-space-school-30-years
Space School UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary in July 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings.
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Leicester Professor to lead UK Space Science Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-martin-barstow-uksa
Professor Martin Barstow has been appointed as Chair of the UK Space Agency’s Science Programme Advisory Committee, leading the UK's approach to...
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Thought piece: The problem with Apollo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-problem-with-apollo
As the 50th anniversary of the landing of Apollo 11 on the lunar surface approaches, Dr Bleddyn Bowen, Lecturer in International Relations,...
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Thought piece: The sociological story of space travel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/17-cosmic-sociology
Professor John Goodwin, Professor of Sociology and Sociological Practice, of our School of Media, Communication and Sociology, provides a...
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Space Park Leicester receives £13.75 million meteoric boost from Government
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/10-ukrpif-announcement-meteor-funding
The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that its new Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology and Earth Observation Research Centre...