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• Spain-UK collaboration successfully tests hybrid radioisotope and solar power system for planetary exploration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/spain-uk-collaboration-test-hybrid-radioisotope-and-solar-power-system

  University of Leicester, University of Oviedo and University of Vigo combine technologies in Spain-UK Collaboration and completed first end-to-end testing of hybrid technology harnessing nuclear and solar power

• The key to Leicester’s economic future: First phase of Space Park Leicester is completed

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/space-park-keys-handover

  Grant Bourhill, Chief Executive of Space Park Leicester, said: “The global space sector is expanding significantly, with some forecasts predicting a $1 trillion industry by 2040.

• 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.

• Satellite centrepiece for Space Park Leicester

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

  David Llewellyn-Jones, Leicester’s first Professor of Earth Observation Science, and Professor Remedios served as the principal investigators (PIs) for the UK-built Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) instrument, used to determine accurate sea surface...

• TB metabolism

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/amr-and-stress-responses/tb-metabolism

  See more about the impact of studying TB metabolism in the Leicester Microbial Sciences and Infectious Diseases Network.

• Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo

  University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in environmental data on deforestation impacting coastal ecosystems

• Exposure to air pollution associated with increase in sedentary time, study finds

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/pollution

  Long-term exposure to current levels of UK air pollution has been found to be associated with an annual increase of up to 22 minutes of sedentary time each day, in a study published in the Journal of Public Health.

• Leicestershire Innovation Festival launches from Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/innovation-festival

  Will Wells, Commercial Director at the University of Leicester, later led guests on a tour of the cutting-edge facilities at Space Park Leicester, ahead of the cluster’s formal launch in March.

• Earth observation images reveal extent of ferocious forest fires in Siberia

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/siberian-fires

  According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century.

• Plantings

  https://le.ac.uk/100-trees/plantings

  Global celebration On 4 October 2021 we marked our 100th Birthday in a celebration which brought together our students, staff, partners, alumni, friends and supporters from all around the world.