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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/20/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre/
To celebrate World Space Week the National Space Centre is hosting its first in-person Space Lates since January 2020, offering space fans the chance to explore the galleries after hours, hear from special guest speakers and take part in a wide range of space-themed...
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English with Creative Writing BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-with-creative-writing-ba/2026
Learn how to analyse novels, plays and poems - and how to write your own - in Leicester’s dynamic English and Creative Writing degree.
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English with Creative Writing BA
https://le.ac.uk/courses/english-with-creative-writing-ba/2027
Learn how to analyse novels, plays and poems - and how to write your own - in Leicester’s dynamic English and Creative Writing degree.
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Geologists reveal omnipresent effects of human impact on Englands landscape
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/geologists-reveal-2018omnipresent2019-effects-of-human-impact-on-england2019s-landscape
‘Omnipresent’ signs demonstrating the effects of human impact on England’s landscape have been revealed by researchers from our Department of Geology.
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University of Leicester expert in political marketing joins fellowship of outstanding social scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/university-leicester-expert-political-marketing-fellowship-outstanding-social-scientists
A University of Leicester expert in political marketing and propaganda has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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UK researchers join UN led collaboration to measure methane emissions from Nord Stream Pipeline Leak – largest ever leak of methane recorded
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/nord-stream-methane-1-770
University of Leicester scientists at the National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO) have contributed to a study of methane emissions from the Nord Stream subsea pipeline leaks
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University campus to receive a yarn bomb makeover as part of student campaign
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/snuggly-street-art-to-transform-campus-to-highlight-opportunities-for-students-on-campus
This week, the campus will be transformed into a woolly winter wonderland as part of a month dedicated to celebrating the opportunities available to its students.
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AI4NetZero
https://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/environmental-futures/projects/ai4netzero
Information on the AI4NetZero project by the University of Leicester, Loughborough University, Bristol University which is led by Professor Heiko Balzter and managed by Dr Stephen Wright
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Multi-million pound boost for University of Leicester’s ability to improve and save lives
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/brc-funding
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) has been funded for £26 million over the next five years.