Our facilities

We are home to world-class research, computation and engineering facilities.

The University Observatory

We run the Observatory in Manor Road, Oadby. With a 20 inch telescope it is one of the UK's largest and most advanced astronomical teaching facilities. The Observatory is open to all undergraduate students and is used for student research projects. 

High Performance Computing

We are home to the University's ALICE 4000 core supercomputer, and are a member of the UK's Distributed Research utilising Advanced Computing (DiRAC) consortium. DiRAC is the integrated supercomputing facility for theoretical modelling and HPC-based research in particle physics, astronomy and cosmology. We host the Data Intensive at Leicester HPC resources (24000+ cores).

Space Park Leicester

Space Park Leicester is an ambitious initiative that is developing a global hub and collaborative community for businesses, researchers and academia based on space and space-enabled technologies. Offering high-tech facilities and capabilities, it offers a brand new hub for the analysis and commercialisation of space-enabled data and space mission development.