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The ‘Forbidden Planet’ has been found in the Neptunian Desert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/30-new-exoplanet-neptune-forbidden-planet
New research by an international group of researchers, including Dr Matt Burleigh and Dr Emma Longstaff of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester, has identified a rogue planet.
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University of Leicester partners with Bluesky International to revolutionise tree mapping technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/partner-bluesky-international-revolutionise-tree-mapping-technology
A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will enhance Bluesky’s National Tree Map
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New international initiative aims to transform care for Very Preterm Babies and their families
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/preterm-babies-research-leicester
A new research project involving the University of Leicester, is bringing experts and families together to develop solutions to improve the lives of very preterm babies
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Museum studies
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/supervision/museum-studies
Find your research degree supervisor in Museum Studies at Leicester.
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Leicester experts weigh in on Trumps leadership potential
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/leicester-experts-weigh-in-on-trump2019s-leadership-potential
On the day (20 January) of Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 45th President of the United States, researchers from our University have discussed his potential as a leader in a series of articles for Think: Leicester.
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The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/mobile-phone
Read the article "The mobile phone: a tool for sousveillance?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
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A festive flying pterosaur family reunion 150 million years in the making
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/december/pterosaur-reunion
University of Leicester study finds nearly 50 hidden relatives of Pterodactylus, the first pterosaur
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Over £600,000 for University of Leicester to shrink AI algorithms for smarter spacecraft
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/shrinking-ai-spacecraft
Multidisciplinary team from University of Leicester receives £690,000 funding from UK Space Agency and aims to develop and demonstrate streamlined machine learning algorithms suitable for limited spacecraft power and computing performance
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Leicester scientists scouring skies for falling fireballs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/fireball-camera
A special camera to detect fireballs has been installed at Space Park Leicester to help recover meteorites when they fall to Earth from outer space.
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Obesity ‘accelerates’ COVID-19 mortality risk amongst ethnic minorities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/covid-19-obesity
A stronger association exists between deaths from COVID-19 and obesity in people of Black, South Asian and other ethnic minority groups than in White people, latest research published in the journal Nature Communications demonstrates.