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New Leicester schools scheme to open space aspirations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/open-space
A new University of Leicester scheme, backed by the UK Space Agency, will enhance STEM skills for primary schoolchildren across Leicester,...
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Leicester scientists look to Venus for close-range BepiColombo flyby
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/bepicolombo-venus
Planetary scientists at the University of Leicester are braced for a flood of new data from one of the closest-ever flybys of Venus.
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Royal Society Summer Science festival set to inspire next generation of space scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/exploring-mars
Space experts from the University of Leicester will look to inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers with a series of live events...
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Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/jwst-time-allocation
Leicester space scientists will join a group of global experts investigating fundamental questions about our Universe, after being granted time to...
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Leicester space scientist receives prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/stfc-fellowship
A space scientist from the University of Leicester has been identified as a science leader of the future by the Science and Technology Facilities...
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Scientists deliver world-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/svom-satellite-lobster-mirror
Space scientists at the University of Leicester have delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the...
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Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/hot-jupiters
An international team of space scientists have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy.
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Swirlonic super particles baffle physicists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/swirlonic
In recent years, active, self-propelled particles have received growing interest amongst the scientific community.
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Leicester graduate launches space career with NASA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/nasa-fellowship
A University of Leicester graduate has described the ‘dream’ of finding out he’d landed a prestigious research position with NASA.
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Leicester students solve age-old question: How much Christmas spirit is needed to lift Santa’s sleigh?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/christmas-spirit
Students at the University of Leicester have discovered the answer to an age-old question this Christmas: just how much Christmas spirit is...