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• Leicester experts to deliver ground-breaking space mission experience

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/ground-breaking-space-mission-experience

  Members of the SMILE team at Space Park Leicester will be showcasing their work at the Royal Society on 7 October

• Trailblazing astrophysicist and champion of women in science to deliver University of Leicester public lecture

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/jocelyn-bell

  Two science superstars will converge at the University of Leicester for a special public lecture, next month.

• Leicester graduate excels in International Hackathon promoting women in computer science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-of-leicester-graduate-excels-in-international-hackathon-promoting-women-in-computer-science

  When it comes to paving out a career post-university, Software and Electronics Engineering graduate Oishi Deb is showing everyone how it’s done. Rather than kicking back and relaxing over the summer, Oishi jetted off to Barcelona to take part in WomENcourage 2017.

• Mercury probe unveiled at the Science Museum

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/mercury-probe-unveiled-at-the-science-museum

  The latest mission to the planet Mercury – or rather, a near-exact replica of the probe that will be sent there later this year - touched down at London’s Science Museum this week. And two Leicester space scientists were there to welcome it.

• Fossil study sheds light on ancient water-to-land transition

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/ostracod

  Palaeobiologists have uncovered the earliest evidence of a major group of marine animals making the transition to estuaries, more than 400 million years ago.

• Media features President and Vice-Chancellor speaking on gender equality campaign

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/media-features-president-and-vice-chancellor-speaking-on-gender-equality-campaign

  President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has spoken about Leicester’s involvement in the UN Women’s HeForShe solidarity movement in the media, explaining how it is fitting that the University of Leicester should be chosen among only 10 universities in the world that...

• Beagle 2 lander found on Mars

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/january/beagle-2-lander-found-on-mars

  The UK-led Beagle 2 was due to land on Mars on 25 December 2003. The spacecraft was ejected from Mars Express on 19 December 2003. Nothing had been heard from Beagle 2 and the mission was presumed lost. Until now.

• The future of medical education built on a history of philanthropy

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/the-future-of-medical-education-built-on-a-history-of-philanthropy

  Fashion retailer and philanthropist George Davies found his name in lights as a new £42 million building was named in his honour and officially opened by Sir David Attenborough OM and Michael Attenborough CBE.

• University of Leicester brings space back down to Earth for British Science Festival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-space

  The sky’s the limit in Leicester as the University of Leicester brings some astronomical science to this week’s British Science Festival.

• Discovery of interior wonders reveal Rutland villa owners' lavish lifestyle

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/roman

  New evidence points to the complex housing one of Britain’s earliest barn conversions