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Space sector needs ‘greater imagination’ to tackle skills challenge, expert warns
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/space-sector-house-of-lords
Professor Martin Barstow from Space Park Leicester and the University of Leicester contributes to a new House of Lords report
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Groundbreaking research into cancer treatment receives financial boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/liquid-biopsies
Groundbreaking research to track how cancers evolve and investigate what treatments work best, has received a £455,000 financial boost.
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University of Leicester recognised in UK's Best Breakthroughs list
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-university-of-leicester-recognised-in-uks-best-breakthroughs-list
Discovery of DNA Fingerprinting celebrated for transformational impact on everyday lives The discovery of DNA fingerprinting from the University of Leicester has today been named as one of the UK’s 100 best breakthroughs for its significant impact on people’s everyday lives.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/humanising-space/publications
Here is a list of the space-related publications from our academic project members: Bleddyn E. Bowen, Original Sin: Power, Technology, and War in Outer Space (Hurst, 2022/Oxford University Press, 2023) Bleddyn E.
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Educating for empathy in healthcare (three-day course)
https://le.ac.uk/empathy/study/educating-empathy
Join our three-day course at the University of Leicester to master empathy teaching in healthcare. Boost patient care, overcome barriers, and lead with compassion.
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Major donation to enhance life-changing kidney research at Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/mayer-igan
Pioneering research by the University of Leicester into chronic kidney disease has received a major boost on World Kidney Day following a generous £1million donation from long-term supporter and kidney health advocate Jimmy Mayer.
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Public lecture series to celebrate 100 years of research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/difficult-conversations
A new public lecture and discussion series celebrating the diversity of 100 years of research at the University of Leicester is to be launched in November.
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Can smart t-shirt technology improve diagnosis of breathing disorders?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/smart-technology-breathing-disorders-leicester
Leicester researchers are testing whether an innovative smart t shirt can help clinicians more accurately diagnose breathing pattern disorders - a group of conditions that are difficult to identify using current methods.
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New clues about why non-smokers, as well as smokers, develop chronic lung disease revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/25-copd
chest xray showing lungs|Researchers reveal findings that explain why some people who have never smoked develop chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
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News and case studies
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/news
Browse news relating to the Division of Biomedical Services.