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BBC brings aurora borealis down to earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/bbc-brings-aurora-borealis-down-to-earth
The BBC’s One Show recently hosted the aurora borealis – at least, at a smaller scale – in their studio courtesy of our Department of Physics and...
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Space scientists contribute to out of this world exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/space-scientists-contribute-to-out-of-this-world-exhibition
Visitors to the National Space Centre will be able to see a brand new exhibition on display from 10 March to 8 April.
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When does colder mean hotter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/explaining-the-increasing-temperature-of-cooling-granular-gases
Professor Nikolai Brilliantov from our Department of Mathematics has developed a theory to explain ‘heating by cooling’, where the temperature of...
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Researchers taking their work to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/leicester-scientists-take-research-to-parliament
Researchers from our University will be delivering their work at STEM for Britain- an annual poster competition in the Houses of Parliament that...
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Eradicating famine in Africa gets boost through new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/researchers-resolve-to-eradicate-famine-and-food-insecurity-in-kenya
Leicester researchers are part of an international team spearheading a Newton-Utafiti Fund project delivered by the British Council to restore...
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International team of space scientists to conduct pioneering research into atmospheres of distant exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/international-team-of-space-scientists-to-conduct-pioneering-research-into-atmospheres-of-distant-exoplanets
Researchers from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, working as part of an international team of seven European institutes, have launched a...
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Dr Suzie Imber inspires young girls to pursue careers in space science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/dr-suzie-imber-inspires-young-girls-to-pursue-careers-in-space-science
Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy recently appeared in an episode of Channel 4’s ‘The Secret Life of 4 and 5 Year Olds’...
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Space Technologies to help protect communities and the environment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/space-technologies-to-help-protect-communities-and-the-environment-1
Multi-million pound funding for world-class research at our University, to use space technologies to help herders in Mongolia and monitor tropical...
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Leicester part of partnership bringing world-class expertise to benefit patients and populations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/leicester-part-of-partnership-bringing-world-class-expertise-to-benefit-patients-and-populations
Health Data Research UK is awarding £30 million funding to six sites across the UK - including our University - to address challenging healthcare...
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Successful flight for aircraft carrying Leicesters pioneering NO2 scanner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/successful-flight-for-aircraft-carrying-leicester2019s-pioneering-no2-scanner
Our University has successfully carried out the flight of an aircraft equipped with pioneering space technology to measure air pollution, in...