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• Ground-breaking scientific body appoints Leicester professor

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/bridges-stfc-board

  Professor of Planetary Science John Bridges has been appointed to the Science Board of the Science Technology Funding Council (STFC), which supports research in astronomy, physics and space science.

• Guidance for staff

  https://le.ac.uk/brexit/staff

  The Brexit vote has caused uncertainty for EU and EEA staff since the referendum vote. We are committed to supporting them through the transition period via a range of different methods.

• Space power: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator aces vibration test

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/rtg-vibration-test

  Critical milestone for project led by University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester achieved

• Empathy expert addresses global audience

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/prototypes-for-humanity-empathy-artificial-intelligence

  Empathy expert Professor Jeremy Howick is among the speakers addressing fellow academics on global health challenges in Dubai this week

• New data highlights impact of housing instability on pregnancy and early life

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/housing-homelessness-baby-deaths-government

  New national data from the University of Leicester identifies the number of baby deaths to mothers living in unstable living conditions

• World-leading consciousness scientist to deliver Sluckin Lecture 2026

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/sluckin-lecture-anil-seth-leicester

  Anil Seth, one of the world’s foremost authorities on the science of consciousness, will deliver this year’s prestigious Sluckin lecture at the University of Leicester.

• Videos highlight Leicesters leading space expertise

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/videos-highlight-leicesters-leading-space-expertise-at-great-festival

  Leicester’s leading expertise in cutting-edge space research has been showcased in a series of videos captured during the GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong, which is organised by the UK’s Department for International Trade and took place in March of this year.

• New battlefields: the reality of space warfare

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/30-new-battlefields-reality-space-warfare

  Dr Bleddyn Bowen from the School of History, Politics and International Relations was interviewed by Forces Network for a special feature on the emerging threat of space warfare, Trump’s Space Force, and what Brexit means for the UK in space.

• University of Leicester recognised as a Disability Confident Leader

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/disability

  The University of Leicester is delighted to announce that it has been awarded Disability Confident Leader status as an employer, the highest level of the award.

• Leicester contribution to major Parliamentary report

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/space-defence

  A leading expert in space warfare based at the University of Leicester has contributed to a new Parliamentary report on defence of the UK’s assets in space.