Search
-
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.
-
Distant supermassive black hole shows high velocity sign of over-eating
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/distant-supermassive-black-hole-high-velocity-over-eating-770
University of Leicester scientists describe how the capture of new matter - lasting a few days and corresponding to several Earth masses - formed a ring around the hole, before being partly swallowed by the hole, with excess matter ejected as a high velocity wind.
-
East Midlands gets £9 million health boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/11-nihr-funding
An organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the East Midlands by speeding up the adoption of research and innovation into frontline health and care practice will continue for another five years after being awarded £9 million.
-
Scientists hail final flyby for Mercury mission with Leicester technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/mercury-flyby
Scientists who led instrument for the BepiColombo spacecraft comment as it makes final flyby at Mercury
-
University of Leicester hosts event to encourage businesses to take on ex-Forces staff
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/university-leicester-event-businesses-ex-forces-staff
East Midlands business leaders discovered how Forces veterans and reservists can benefit their organisations at an event held by the University of Leicester.
-
Prevent duty
https://le.ac.uk/policies/safeguarding/prevent
Learn more about the Prevent duty, set in place by the government, but adhered to by us at the University of Leicester.
-
A new UK Climate Information Service formed to address the climate emergency
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/nceo-climate-information-service
The UK Earth Observation Climate Information Service (EOCIS) launched this week (7 March), led by the University of Leicester headquartered National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO), working with a consortium of world-renowned, UK research institutions.
-
Mathematical modelling
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/mathematical-modelling
Mathematical models combine the highly sought after skills of Mathematicians, computer technologists and Scientists; providing a platform to study the mechanisms of diseases spread, predicting outcomes and patterns that are highly complex.
-
Dickens codebreakers recognised at Higher Education ‘Oscars’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/the-awards-2022
The Dickens Code project, led by the University of Leicester in collaboration with the University of Foggia, takes home a Times Higher Education Award.
-
40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/patterns-temperature-jupiter
An international team of scientists, including at the University of Leicester, have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where the giant planet’s weather occurs and where its signature colourful...