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• University of Leicester announced as British Science Festival 2022 principal partner

  Date: 24/08/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/british-science-festival

  British Science Festival-goers will be treated to some incredible events courtesy of globally renowned experts from the University of Leicester.

• Leicester space pioneers return to unveil new Space Research Centre

  Date: 06/04/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/space-research-centre

  Two of Leicester’s first space scientists have returned to open the region’s state-of-the-art Space Research Centre, more than 60 years on.

• Royal Astronomical Society award for Leicester space scientist

  Date: 14/01/2022 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/ras-fowler-award

  A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to...

• Advanced Digital, AI and Manufacturing Technologies for Space: The second phase of Space Park Leicester is completed

  Date: 10/12/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/spl-phase-2

  The keys to the second phase of a ground-breaking £100 million research, innovation and teaching hub for space-related high-tech companies and...

• Major step in UK contribution to space mission to study solar wind

  Date: 22/10/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/smile-sxi-stm

  Space scientists from the University of Leicester have delivered a key component for a new mission to study the impact of the solar wind on...

• First glimpse of Mercury for BepiColombo

  Date: 28/09/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/bepicolombo-mercury

  The ESA-JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury, carrying instrumentation created with Leicester expertise, will make the first of six flybys of its...

• Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award honour for Dr Suzie Imber

  Date: 24/08/2021 00:00:00

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/suzie-imber-rosalind-franklin

  Dr Suzanne (Suzie) Imber, Associate Professor in Space Physics at the University of Leicester has been named as this year’s recipient of the...

• Leicester scientists look to Venus for close-range BepiColombo flyby

  Date: 23/07/2021 00:00:00

  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.

• Astronomers look ahead to first light from JWST

  Date: 24/05/2021 00:00:00

  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...

• Leicester space scientist receives prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowship

  Date: 26/04/2021 00:00:00

  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...