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• Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine

  Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.

• Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-bepicolombo

  BepiColombo MIXS Instrument - Mission to Mercury -t0H3nz_nkI MIXS instrument The MIXS instrument 700|With £6.

• Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet

  Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Swansea, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives and deaths more than 2,000...

• PhD students

  https://le.ac.uk/english/people/phd-students

  Take a look at some of the PhD research currently being undertaken by postgraduate students in English at the University of Leicester.

• Foxes, University of Leicester and King Power strike Thailand agreement

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/foxes-university-leicester-king-power-strike-thailand-agreement

  University of Leicester and King Power strengthen ties with Thailand through a new agreement, enhancing global collaboration in education, sport, and community impact.

• Aerospace Engineering

  https://le.ac.uk/engineering/research/aerospace-engineering

  Explore the Aerospace and Computational Engineering at the University of Leicester.

• University of Leicester’s insights from JWST to be showcased at Space Telescope Science Institute

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/jwst-showcased-space-telescope-science-institute-770

  Professor Leigh Fletcher to give the 2025 ESA Distinguished Lecture at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore on 30 October and will showcase University of Leicester work with James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) on the outer planets

• University marks World Prematurity Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/world-prematurity-day-leicester-preterm

  The University of Leicester will mark World Prematurity Day (17 November) by lighting up the Attenborough Tower in purple to reflect solidarity

• Conversations With… Cassiopeia Lakin

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/29/conversations-with-cassiopeia-lakin/

  Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 October 2020 Cassiopeia Lakin is an Electronics Technician in the School of Physics and Astronomy. She builds and tests equipment within the department and repairs any issues she identifies.