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Leicester joins British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/early-career-researcher-network
The University of Leicester has today (Thursday) announced that it has joined the British Academy’s first regional Early Career Researcher Network – a pilot programme aimed at UK-based postdoctoral researchers in the humanities and social sciences.
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Leicester plays key role in BBC Secret Life of Sue Townsend Aged 68 programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/the-secret-life-of-sue-townsend-aged-68-3-4
Our University has played a key role in a new BBC programme on honorary graduate and Distinguished Honorary Fellow Sue Townsend, who died in 2014.
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University of Leicester scientists capture Neptune’s auroras for first time using JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/neptune-auroras-first-time-jwst
Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under JWST’s powerful gaze, as team led from University of Leicester observed Neptune using JWST’s near-infrared instrument
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Planetary Science with JWST
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/james-webb-space-telescope/planetary-science-with-webb
Leicester planetary scientists are leading observations of the Solar System from the James Webb Space Telescope and MIRI.
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Space Park Leicester featured in ESA’s new video series on the SMILE mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/smile-video
The University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester's contribution to the SMILE mission is featured in a video series from the European Space Agency.
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Awards for our University from the Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/awards-for-our-university-from-the-royal-astronomical-society
A leading academic from our University is to receive a prize this week from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Mark Lester, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is Chair of the SuperDARN executive council and currently leads the project.
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Ice Giant Systems as the Next Step in our Exploration of the Solar System
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/09/ice-giant-systems-as-the-next-step-in-our-exploration-of-the-solar-system/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 November 2020 Dr. Leigh N. Fletcher introduces a special issue of Phil. Trans.
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Institute for Policy launch brings Leicester’s research expertise to the heart of Westminster
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/policy-institute
Solutions to issues in healthcare, justice, climate change and space will be showcased at the official launch of the University of Leicester’s Institute for Policy in Westminster.
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Leicester scientists help to shed light on ancient Mars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-scientists-help-to-shed-light-on-wet-ancient-mars
Pale "halos" around fractures in bedrock analysed by NASA's Curiosity Mars rover contain copious silica, indicating that ancient Mars had liquid water for a long time.
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Award-winning TV space scientist explores Space Park Leicester’s latest innovations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/tv-space-scientist-maggie-space-park-leicester-innovations
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chancellor of the University of Leicester, recently had an exclusive tour of its £100 million science and innovation park, Space Park Leicester