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• Immersive exhibition ‘Jason and the Adventure of 254’ arriving in Leicester 

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/may/jason-wellcome-exhibition-attenborough-arts

  Jason and the Adventure of 254 brings Jason Wilsher-Mills’ immersive, joyful and deeply personal exhibition on disability, memory and creativity to Leicester this summer.

• Space Park Leicester developing technology for ultra-clean mini-lab to potentially contain extra-terrestrial samples returned to Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/space-park-leicester-technology-ultra-clean-mini-lab-extra-terrestrial-samples

  University of Leicester’s science and innovation park to lead on a European Space Agency project to build a Double-Walled Isolator (DWI) to support analysis of extra-terrestrial samples, to reduce the risk of cross contamination on Earth

• Modern and Contemporary History BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/contemporary-history-ba/2027

  At Leicester you’ll explore modern and contemporary history, and learn about the political factors that shape historical events.

• Modern and Contemporary History BA

  https://le.ac.uk/courses/contemporary-history-ba/2026

  At Leicester you’ll explore modern and contemporary history, and learn about the political factors that shape historical events.

• Study suggests seated upper body physical activity can reduce risk of heart disease and type 2 diabetes made worse by sitting

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-suggests-seated-upper-body-physical-activity-can-reduce-risk-of-heart-disease-and-type-2-diabetes-made-worse-by-sitting

  A new study conducted at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), including researchers from our University, has found that breaking up prolonged bouts of restful sitting with short, frequent bouts of simple seated arm exercises can benefit obese patients at high...

• Advisory group

  https://le.ac.uk/translation-interpreting-studies/people/advisory-group

  Browse the members of the advisory group who oversee the Centre for Translation and Interpreting Studies.

• First UV/X-ray study of star PDS 70 offers insight into planetary formation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/06-planetary-formation

  star formation star formation from nasa and space telescope science institute ©NASA and Space Telescope Science Institute|A Leicester-led team of astronomers, working as part of an international consortium, have made a breakthrough discovery which changes our...

• Large-scale study suggests under 45s and women more likely to gain weight and jump a BMI category during COVID-19 lockdown

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/covid-bmi

  A large-scale study of almost a million UK adults led by Leicester researchers has revealed that under 45s and women were more likely to gain weight and jump a body mass index (BMI) category during COVID-19 lockdown.

• New species revealed after 25 years of study on ‘inside out’ fossil – and named after discoverer’s mum

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/new-species-inside-out-fossil-named-after-mum

  Study from University of Leicester describes a new species of fossil that is 444 million years-old with soft insides perfectly preserved and saw palaeontologist puzzled by bizarre fossil for 25 years

• Network members

  https://le.ac.uk/vulnerability-studies/vulnerability-studies-network/network-members

  Meet the team of researchers in the Vulnerability Studies Network at the University of Leicester.