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Research presents most detailed ever catalogue of our galactic neighbourhood
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/december/gaia-space-observatory-findings
An international team of astronomers, including experts from the University of Leicester, announced the most detailed ever catalogue of stars in a huge swathe of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Fight against tuberculosis
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/human-health/fight-tuberculosis
We are researching ways to tackle TB, the world’s most deadly infection.
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Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b
Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour
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Physics at Leicester: light years from its humble beginnings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/physics-centenary-100-years-history
As the School of Physics and Astronomy celebrates 100 years of Physics at Leicester, find out more about its history and achievements
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Medical Genetics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-genetics-bsc/2026
Genetics and molecular biology already tell us so much about who we are. But when researched and tested in the right ways, they also tell us how to better diagnose and treat disease. If this sounds up your alley, this degree is for you.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/humanising-space/publications
Here is a list of the space-related publications from our academic project members: Bleddyn E. Bowen, Original Sin: Power, Technology, and War in Outer Space (Hurst, 2022/Oxford University Press, 2023) Bleddyn E.
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JWST peers into the heart of Jupiter’s Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/red-spot-jwst
Observations by University of Leicester scientists reveal the interior of Solar System’s largest anticyclone like never before and its three-dimensional structure of temperatures, winds, and clouds in the vortex
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Suggested reading for Film Studies students
https://le.ac.uk/film/study/undergraduate/suggested-reading-for-film-studies-students
Keen to get started? This page includes suggestions for texts and films you might explore in preparation for your degree.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 15
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/15/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Medical Biosciences (Microbiology) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-biosciences-microbiology-mbiolsci/2026
Infectious diseases are responsible for a third of all deaths and are a major cause of death in infants and young children. The sheer diversity of pathogens and the exotic mechanisms they have evolved to escape the human immune system make them a fascinating topic to study.