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Plan a space mission from concept to launch
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/plan-a-space-mission-from-concept-to-launch
Planning a space mission from its initial concept through to its design, assembly and take-off is now a reality thanks to the Department of Physics and Astronomy's Space Exploration Systems MSc, which sets students up for a career in the space industry by teaching...
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Feminism, Global Ethics and Political Theory (FemGEPT)
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/feminism-global-ethics-and-political-theory
Here at The University of Leicester, the Global Ethics and Political Theory Research cluster explores the conceptual and territorial borders of liberalism, and looks at what it means to 'belong'.
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Work of women mathematicians at the University to be celebrated
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/work-of-women-mathematicians-at-the-university-to-be-celebrated
The rise in female actuaries, soap films, Brexit voting patterns and stick man drawings are the very diverse subjects under scrutiny in a series of talks by women mathematicians at our University.
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Lecturer curates video exhibition in Argentina and Brazil
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/lecturer-curates-video-exhibition-in-argentina-and-brazil
A new video exhibition curated by a lecturer from our School of Modern Languages will explore the world 'between languages' at venues in Brazil and Argentina.
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Metal Heads at the British Science Festival
https://le.ac.uk/sustainable-materials-processing/news/metal-heads-at-the-bsf
Researchers from the Centre of Material Research had an active role at the British Science Festival in Leicester hosting a drop-in activity called "Metal Heads", which allow the public to get hands on with minerals and metals.
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Effectiveness of ‘smart’ inhalers in preventing COPD flare ups is focus of new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/copd
A new study that will monitor patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) from the comfort of their own homes, using inhalers with digital sensors and a mobile app, has signed up 42 patients.
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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.
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Foundations of Cybersecurity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/co3099
Module code: CO3099 In an age where everything is networked, security has never been more important.
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The Contemporary Earth System
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gy1432
Module code: GY1432 What is the large scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation? How is it generated? How are the land surface and soils shaped? Are ecosystems determined by the chemo-physical system? This module develops a "big picture" perspective of how the...
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The Contemporary Earth System
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gy1432
Module code: GY1432 What is the large scale atmospheric and oceanic circulation? How is it generated? How are the land surface and soils shaped? Are ecosystems determined by the chemo-physical system? This module develops a "big picture" perspective of how the...