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• 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.

• University of Leicester named as one of the world’s most sustainable universities

  Date: 17 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-worlds-most-sustainable-university-ui-greenmetric

  UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2018 places the University of Leicester 35th in the world and 9th in the UK for sustainability.

• Government Minister discovers region’s cutting-edge research and innovation in space

  Date: 4 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/04-government-minister-discovers-space-research-innovation

  Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government visits Leicester to find out more about pioneering plans for Space Park Leicester.

• Space Park Leicester to benefit from new funding announcement

  Date: 3 Jan 2019

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/03-space-park-funding

  Space Park Leicester will receive £50,000 funding and form part of the new and innovative East Midlands Manufacturing Zones

• New honorary professor appointed to Department of Physics and Astronomy

  Date: 6 Dec 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-dr-chris-mutlow-honorary-professor-physics-astronomy

  The University of Leicester’s Department of Physics and Astronomy and the Leicester Institute of Space and Earth Observation (LISEO) are pleased...

• ExoMars landing site revealed

  Date: 19 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/19-exomars-update

  The landing site for the ExoMars (Exobiology on Mars) mission to search for evidence of life on Mars was chosen earlier this month in a meeting...

• Space for Growth breakfast event

  Date: 1 Nov 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/01-space-to-grow

  Join us for breakfast on Tuesday 6 November, and discover Leicester and Leicestershire’s future space opportunities.

• Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury

  Date: 17 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-bepicolombo

  As the BepiColombo spacecraft sets off on its seven year journey to explore the strange world of Mercury this week, it will be carrying a piece of...

• Minister meets life science and space businesses

  Date: 17 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-minister-visit

  Cabinet Minister Brandon Lewis, was in Leicester today (Thursday 18 October) visiting the University of Leicester and the National Space Centre,...

• National politicians discover astronomical potential of Space Park Leicester

  Date: 10 Oct 2018

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/11-astronomical-potential-of-space-park-leicester

  Staff presented the Leicester project for space and space-enabled industries at the Labour and Conservative party conferences