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New launch date for satellite carrying Leicester-built telescope studying Earth’s ‘magnetic shield’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/launch-satellite-telescope-earth-magnetic-shield
Scientists at Space Park Leicester led development of the Soft X-ray Imager (SXI) on the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer...
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ispace and University of Leicester sign Payload Service Agreement for lunar Raman spectrometer mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/ispace-university-leicester-payload-service-agreement-lunar-mission
A University of Leicester team will deliver the instrument, to be transported to the moon on an ispace lunar lander
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Space Park Leicester organisations unite to lead UK Earth Observation Conference 2026
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/space-park-leicester-uk-earth-observation-conference-2026
Showcasing the latest developments in Earth observation science, applications and innovation from 15–17 September 2026
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To settle harsh environments, early humans needed friends – new findings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/harsh-environments-early-humans
University of Leicester expertise helps to identify the oldest archaeological site in Lesotho, southern Africa and evidence of human occupation as...
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Leicester Professor wins Sir Paul Curran Award for public writing on empathy research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/howick-conversation-award-empathy
Professor Jeremy Howick, a researcher at the University of Leicester, has been awarded the prestigious Sir Paul Curran Award by The Conversation
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University of Leicester and Perpetual Atomics achieve major qualification milestone for the Americium Radioisotope Heater Unit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/major-qualification-milestone-americium-radioisotope-heater-unit
Radioisotope power technology proves its resilience under the extreme forces of a rocket launch and the environments of planetary surfaces
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Perpetual Atomics and QSA Global Fuel the World’s First Americium-Powered Radioisotope Heater Unit Core
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/perpetual-atomics-qsa-global-americium-powered-radioisotope-heater-unit-core
Breakthrough for University of Leicester spinout in development of space nuclear power system
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Leicester SMILE space mission engineer excited about its launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/smile-space-mission-engineer
Siddhant Sachdev has been interviewed by Engineering Magazine about the upcoming mission
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Technique will turbocharge new medicines to combat antimicrobial resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/bacteriophages-antimicrobial-resistance-leicester
Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a new technique that will turbocharge the use of phages for medicinal purposes
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Leicester researchers scoop early career award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/dorothy-goodman-prize-leicester-winners
University of researchers Merissa Elizabeth Hickman and Dr Mahmoud-Khairy Nouetou, have been awarded early career awards for their work