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New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicine
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dna-origami
Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine, biotechnology, and beyond
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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.
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Event will showcase support offered to Leicestershire’s small and medium-sized enterprises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/showcase-support-leicestershire-small-and-medium-enterprises
The success stories of a project designed to support Leicestershire businesses and organisations will be revealed at a special showcase hosted by the University of Leicester.
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If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll end up somewhere else
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/11/03/if-you-dont-know-where-youre-going-youll-end-up-somewhere-else/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on November 3, 2016 When I was growing up in a small farming community in the west of Ireland there weren’t many options for a teenager on a Saturday night.
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Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin – National Space Centre Live Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/09/mission-control-flight-director-gerry-griffin-national-space-centre-live-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 December 2020 Join the National Space Centre for a live Q&A session with Apollo 17 Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin, as part of their LIVE Space Q&A sessions this Friday December 11th.
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Showcasing the First JWST Observations of Jupiter
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/23/showcasing-the-first-jwst-observations-of-jupiter/
Scientists who revealed stunning views of Jupiter with the new £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope talk to the BBC Sky at Night about their hopes that more planets will soon give up their secrets
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Space Telescopes and Lobsters
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/19/space-telescopes-and-lobsters/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 19 November 2021 Want to know how lobsters and space telescopes are connected? Our Prof. Paul O’Brien, Dr Adrian Martindale and Dr Steve Sembay explain. Listen to this clip from the BBC World Service .
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Black History Month event – In Conversation with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/10/12/black-history-month-event-in-conversation-with-dr-maggie-aderin-pocock/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 October 2023 As part of our events to mark Black History Month this October, we’re really excited to have our new Chancellor, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, join us for a very special event on campus on Friday 20...
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Genetics for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics/genetics-higher-education
Resources Resources a student filling in a form|Genomics is the study of the genome of an organism - its entire genetic material in the form of RNA, DNA, genes and chromosomes.
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Local research study contributes to global findings which pinpoint genes for depression across ethnicities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/exceed
A University of Leicester study has contributed to the world’s largest and most diverse genetic study ever into major depression, helping to reveal nearly 300 previously unknown genetic links to the condition