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Transforming space exploration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/transforming-space-exploration
Our University is spearheading the development of new power generation technologies for space exploration as part of a European Space Agency funded programme.
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Exploring the transient Universe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/exploring-the-transient-universe
A novel mission - to understand how the Universe began and what it is made of – involves Professor Paul O'Brien from our Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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Successful flight for aircraft carrying Leicesters pioneering NO2 scanner
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/successful-flight-for-aircraft-carrying-leicester2019s-pioneering-no2-scanner
Our University has successfully carried out the flight of an aircraft equipped with pioneering space technology to measure air pollution, in particular nitrogen dioxide (NO2), in the environment.
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Chancellor
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor
Award-winning space scientist, broadcaster and author, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE, joined the University of Leicester as Chancellor on 1 March 2023.
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Swift satellite spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/swift-satellite-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst
Leicester scientists are celebrating the discovery of the 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB) by the US/UK/Italian Swift spacecraft. GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star and the birth of a black hole.
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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Leicester Open Journals
https://le.ac.uk/library/research-support/open-research/open-journals
University of Leicester Open Journals publishes open access journals
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Awards for our University from the Royal Astronomical Society
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/awards-for-our-university-from-the-royal-astronomical-society
A leading academic from our University is to receive a prize this week from the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS). Professor Mark Lester, of the Department of Physics and Astronomy, is Chair of the SuperDARN executive council and currently leads the project.
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Expert opinions cover Cassini minority governments the euro and baby names
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/expert-opinions-cover-cassini-minority-governments-and-the-euro
With Parliament back and Theresa May’s government trying to pass controversial legislation, Emmeline Ledgerwood, oral history project volunteer and PhD student at the British Library/University of Leicester, has written a blog on the periods of minority government...
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Leicester experts to deliver ground-breaking space mission experience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/ground-breaking-space-mission-experience
Members of the SMILE team at Space Park Leicester will be showcasing their work at the Royal Society on 7 October