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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.
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£1.5m funding to create ‘Digital Twin’ model to reduce methane emissions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/methane-tropical-wetlands
A ‘Digital Twin’ for methane emissions from tropical wetlands will be supported by funding to Dr Robert Parker from the University of Leicester and the National Centre for Earth Observation as part of the Future Leaders Fellowships from UK Research and Innovation
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Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires
According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.
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CCTV privacy notice
https://le.ac.uk/policies/privacy/security/cctv
Learn more about the data and policies in place regarding CCTV footage on University of Leicester campus.
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Space explorers to reveal how the Moon can unlock the Solar System’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/unlocking-moon
Talk at Space Park Leicester on 24 June by Co-founder and Chief Scientist of the first commercial company to soft land a spacecraft on the Moon.
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US Space leaders visit Space Park Leicester to strengthen transatlantic collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/us-space-leaders-visit-space-park-leicester
The University of Leicester’s £100 million space research and innovation centre welcomed a high-level delegation as part of a four-day mission across the UK’s leading space hubs.
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Leicester to lead Royal Astronomical Society livestream of Uranus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/uranus-live
Astronomers and planetary scientists from the University of Leicester are to lead dedicated livestream observations of Uranus in partnership with the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) to bring live imagery of the planet to the public in the UK and around the world.
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Tim Peake announced as special guest at Space Park Leicester official opening
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-park-tim-peake
British astronaut Tim Peake will be on hand to declare Space Park Leicester officially open at a special ceremony next spring.
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University’s proud history ingrained in future-looking £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-post-launch
The University of Leicester gave a nod to its past as it looked to the future when unveiling its new student village.
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Foodborne disease
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/foodborne-disease
Food-borne infections are a direct cause of mortality, but can also increase susceptibility to other communicable and non-communicable diseases.