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• University of Leicester lecturer wins Global Space Award

  Date: 10 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/lecturer-global-space-award

  Dr Beatriz Sanchez-Cano recognised for her leadership of the Mars Magnetosphere Atmosphere Ionosphere and Space-weather Science (M-MATTISSE) mission

• Japanese space companies explore collaborating with the UK at Space Park Leicester

  Date: 10 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/japanese-space-companies-collaborating-space-park-leicester

  Representatives from seven innovative Japanese start-ups visited Space Park Leicester as part of the J-StarX SpaceTech Acceleration Programme.

• Research group including University of Leicester astronomers receives one of the world’s largest research prizes

  Date: 3 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/astronomers-world-largest-research-prize

  ENGRAVE group, which includes University of Leicester researchers, recognised with inaugural Into Change Award, worth DKK 8 million and awarded by...

• Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global achieve breakthrough in americium ceramic fuel pelleting for space power systems

  Date: 2 Dec 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/perpetual-atomics-qsa-global-americium-ceramic-fuel-pelleting

  University spin-out works with QSA Global to develop a ceramic americium pellet via an industrially scalable method that can be directly...

• TV legend Johnny Ball gets University of Leicester staff, students and local schoolchildren thinking of numbers

  Date: 19 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/tv-legend-johnny-ball-thinking-numbers

  The science and mathematics communicator visited University of Leicester to launch the NSPCC’s Number Day 2026 and joined Dr Josh Smalley, chemist...

• Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night

  Date: 17 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/earth-observation-expert-spacex-spiral-phenomenon

  Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.

• Successful Arctic expedition establishes new instrument for monitoring climate change

  Date: 11 Nov 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/arctic-expedition-instrument-monitoring-climate-change

  Team from the University of Leicester’s Surface Temperature Group has returned from the Arctic Circle after establishing a validation station on...

• National award for Josh’s out of this world bakes with National Space Centre

  Date: 29 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/national-award-josh-bakes-space-centre

  Instagram series Mission Bake, a collaboration between Dr Josh Smalley and the National Space Centre, has won first place at the Sir Arthur Clarke...

• Leicester chemist conjures up spooktacular science of baking masterclass at New Scientist Live

  Date: 23 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-science-baking-masterclass-new-scientist-live

  University of Leicester culinary chemist Dr Josh Smalley wowed the crowds with his Halloween-themed baking spells – and some vomiting pumpkins –...

• The science of scary scrumptiousness: Leicester chemist to present at New Scientist Live

  Date: 15 Oct 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/leicester-chemist-new-scientist-live

  Chemistry researcher and Great British Bake Off finalist Dr Josh Smalley joins the line-up at science festival with a Hallowe’en-themed live...