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• Leicester researchers analyse consequences of China space weapon test

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/china-fobs

  University of Leicester experts in the military uses of outer space have urged further international dialogue and ‘cool heads’ following flight tests of a new Chinese hypersonic missile system.

• 2016 events

  https://le.ac.uk/new-writing/events/past-events/2016

  Find summaries of all the events held by the Centre for New Writing in 2016.

• Alumna wins top science writers award

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/alumna-wins-top-science-writers-award

  A Leicester graduate has won an Association of British Science Writers (ABSW) award for 'Best News Item' for her story about an ancient shipwreck victim.

• Sharp eyes to the skies

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/satellite-climate-change

  Professor Hartmut Boesch gives insight into the importance of improving satellite technology in monitoring greenhouse gases from space, and the effect this will have on our understanding of climate change.

• Cleaning up the oil industry

  https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cleaning-oil-industry

  Crude oil spills are one of the worst environmental disasters. Professor Hongbiao Dong explains the importance of moving away from fossil fuels, and how new welding techniques are reducing pipeline failure rates.

• Pokmon Go helps highlight Leicesters inventive approach to communications

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/pokemon-go-helps-to-highlight-leicesters-inventive-approach-to-communications

  The Pokémon Go craze has helped millions of people around the world to ease the Type 2 diabetes burden by walking and catching digital monsters. Now, the viral app has helped our University snag an accolade for its 'inventive' approach to communications.

• Leicester team to feature on University Challenge Christmas series

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/university-challenge

  As well as providing the 1963-winning team, the University of Leicester has also seen other firsts: in 1974, Sandya Narayansami became the first Indian woman to compete on the show, her team beating St John’s College, Oxford.

• Support for conflicts and world events

  https://le.ac.uk/about/conflict-support

  The University of Leicester is committed to supporting our staff, students, and wider community impacted by ongoing conflicts or world events across the globe.

• University of Leicester and ONS sign strategic partnership to improve research

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/ons-mou

  University of Leicester has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Office for National Statistics

• University of Leicester hosts landmark conference on ECHR amid calls for reform

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/echr-reform-leicester-conference

  The University of Leicester will cohost a high-level conference marking the 75th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights.