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People and Places
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/people-and-places
Archaeology and Ancient History at Leicester's Producing People research theme on the making of bodies and personhood from a range of different perspectives, with key projects including Hellenistic Women and Richard III.
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Leicester’s role in historic Mars mission revealed 20 years on
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/beagle-2-talk
The history of the Beagle 2 mission to mars is recounted by the University of Leicester's Professor Mark Sims, who served as Mission Manager
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Carbon monitoring mission using Leicester expertise ready for launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/microcarb
National Centre for Earth Observation scientists based at University of Leicester and University of Edinburgh are leading the UK science for European mission MicroCarb, which has completed assembly and qualification in the UK.
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NASA Mars Rover set for touchdown on Red Planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/february/mars-rover
Space scientists around the world will hold their breath on Thursday as NASA’s latest mission to Mars attempts a daring landing on the Red Planet.
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COVID-19 study team recognised for outstanding impact in medical research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/phosp-covid
A Leicester team behind a major UK study into the long-term health impacts of COVID-19 on hospitalised patients has been recognised for its outstanding impact in medical research by the Medical Research Council (MRC).
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Walsall Leather Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/30/walsall-leather-museum/
A page describing the collections at Walsall Leather Museum that UOSH digitised.
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Science behind sitting
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/sitting-science
Ground-breaking research on the impact of sitting on our health from the University of Leicester has shaped clinical guidelines across the globe.
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Simon Cole
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2022/simon-cole
We have learned, with deep regret, of the recent passing of Simon Cole, just weeks after his retirement from the position of Chief Constable of Leicestershire Police.
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New Saturn images show a change of seasons – and a last glimpse of its huge, warm polar vortex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/saturn-autumn-images
New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet
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Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch
Amongst other things, it will be able to see the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, along with studying planet formation around distant stars.