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Leicester academics message to returning British astronaut Tim Peake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-academics2019-message-to-returning-british-astronaut-tim-peake
Space scientists from our University have praised the successful completion of British astronaut Tim Peake’s six month mission aboard the International Space Station.
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Carry on up the charts: Rankings boost for Chemistry at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/rankings-2026
The School of Chemistry, University of Leicester, has achieved excellent rankings in the 2026 Guardian and Times league tables for the subject of Chemistry. We are currently ranked 2nd in the UK (1st in England), reflecting the dedication shown to our students.
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Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/dr-heather-couper-cbe
Find more about Dr Heather Couper CBE (1949-2020)
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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.
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Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge
The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.
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A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth
Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.
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Could Pegasus really fly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly
In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.
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Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme
A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.
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The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula
The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.
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Superhero vision measures water quality of lakes from space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018superhero-vision2019-measures-water-quality-of-lakes-from-space
An international team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human...