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• Spaceport voyage inspires University of Leicester’s ‘galactic scholars’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/virgin-galactic-scholarships

  University of Leicester physics students travel to Spaceport America, the home of Virgin Galactic in New Mexico supported by a Galactic Unite Scholarship, where they met Virgin Galactic staff and gained insights into the world of commercial spaceflight.

• Leicester health research recognised among best in the UK

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/ref-clinical-medicine

  Health research enabled by partnership between the University of Leicester and both the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust has been recognised among the best in the UK.

• University of Leicester politics expert to be embedded in UK Parliament

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rick-whitaker

  Dr Rick Whitaker, Associate Professor in European Politics, is one of three UK academics to be seconded to Parliament as a Thematic Research Lead.

• University staff and students to appear in movie

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/do-something-jake

  University staff and students are to appear in a locally produced feature film.

• Cutting-edge telescope built at University of Leicester makes final departure to join SMILE mission

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/smile

  The Soft X-ray Imager (SXI), led by University of Leicester scientists, has been completed and delivered for integration into the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) spacecraft.

• Potential new worlds rescued by citizens of Earth

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/planet-hunters

  Team of astronomers at University of Leicester are following up on potential planet discoveries by citizen scientists

• Moon may have influenced Stonehenge builders says English Heritage

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/moon-stonehenge

  Lunar standstill in 2024 offers rare opportunity to investigate. English Heritage teams up with leading astronomical experts in UK, including the University of Leicester, and USA

• Five scientists represent University of Leicester in Parliament

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/stem-for-britain

  Early-career researchers presented their research to politicians and policymakers and showcased expertise in diabetes and women’s health, sustainable chemistry and climate change

• Genomic sequencing confirms breast cancer link between Leicester sisters

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/27-sisters-genome

  Two Leicester sisters who had their entire genomes sequenced in the hope of finding answers to their family history of breast cancer have learnt they both carry a genetic variant that significantly increases their risk of developing the disease.

• Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/jupiter-energy-crisis

  New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.