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• Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine

  Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.

• Space School celebrates 30 years since launch

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/25-space-school-30-years

  Space School UK is celebrating its 30th anniversary in July 2019, coinciding with the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landings.

• Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/aneurysms-drug-treatment

  Research suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could be repurposed as treatment in breakthrough for patients

• New satellite imagery reveals impact on urban landscape in wake of tragic earthquake

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/earthquake-satellite-imagery

  Earth observation scientists at University of Leicester release satellite imagery to help inform humanitarian efforts in Turkey and Syria

• Leicester City Graduate Project earns FSB local government prize

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/city-graduate-project-award

  A flagship internship scheme encouraging students from Leicester’s two universities to stay and work in the city after they graduate has been recognised as one of the best regional initiatives at a national award ceremony.

• Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet

  Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.

• Animal mummies unwrapped: hi-res 3D X-rays reveal secrets of life and death in ancient Egypt

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/animal-mummies

  Three mummified animals from ancient Egypt have been digitally unwrapped and dissected by researchers from the University of Leicester and University of Swansea, using high-resolution 3D scans that give unprecedented detail about the animals’ lives and deaths more than 2,000...

• Foxes, University of Leicester and King Power strike Thailand agreement

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/foxes-university-leicester-king-power-strike-thailand-agreement

  University of Leicester and King Power strengthen ties with Thailand through a new agreement, enhancing global collaboration in education, sport, and community impact.

• University marks World Prematurity Day

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/world-prematurity-day-leicester-preterm

  The University of Leicester will mark World Prematurity Day (17 November) by lighting up the Attenborough Tower in purple to reflect solidarity

• Space Park Leicester welcomes Government space Minister to world-leading facilities

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/july/space-park-leicester-government-space-minister

  Baroness Lloyd of Effra CBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State in the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, tours University of Leicester’s space research and innovation hub