Search
-
New carbon-monitoring satellite will shed light on photosynthesis thanks to Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/microcarb-carbon-monitoring-satellite-photosynthesis
An algorithm designed by scientists at the University of Leicester and National Centre for Earth Observation, based at Space Park Leicester, will allow the MicroCarb mission to observe solar induced fluorescence (SIF) – a by-product and indicator of plant photosynthesis
-
UK Space Agency establishes Midlands base at Space Park Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/space-agency-regional-office
University of Leicester’s £100 million science and innovation park to host regional office, part of national expansion aimed to enable UK Space Agency to collaborate more closely with the UK’s thriving space sector
-
Josh is going for gold with national ice hockey team
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/josh-is-going-for-gold-with-national-ice-hockey-team
First-year student at our University Josh Crane will be breaking out his skates and representing university sporting excellence at an international level as part of the GBU Ice Hockey team.
-
Evidence of 2,000 years of human activity found on market site in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/evidence-2000-years-human-activity-market
University of Leicester Archaeological Services carrying out excavations at the site of the city’s new market square, with discoveries including a Roman infant burial and remains of a dungeon believed to be from the 16th century
-
University of Leicester unveils £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-launch
The landmark regeneration project has seen derelict halls of residence and car park transformed into a high-tech centre for teaching, working and living.
-
Seeing stars as graduation celebrates scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/seeing-stars-as-graduation-celebrates-scientists
All week, the campus has been alive with celebrations with graduands, their parents and friends, and the festivities continued in full swing today as we paid tribute to the achievements of two promiment scientists who have made a unique impact upon their disciplines.
-
Prestigious global award for School of Education academic
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/march/glenn-fulcher
Glenn Fulcher, Professor of Applied Linguistics and Language Assessment in the University of Leicester’s School of Education, is the 2021 recipient of the prestigious Messick Memorial Award for his outstanding contribution to validation theory.
-
Levelling up in the age of AI: why access is no longer enough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/june/levelling-up-ai-microsoft-leicester
A blog from Professor Dirk Schaefer, leader of the University of Leicester’s AI strategy.
-
Underwear: a tool for fashioning female identity?
https://le.ac.uk/social-worlds/all-articles/underwear
Read the article "Underwear: a tool for fashioning female identity?" This is part of the Social Worlds project at the University of Leicester.
-
40-year study finds mysterious patterns in temperatures at Jupiter
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/patterns-temperature-jupiter
An international team of scientists, including at the University of Leicester, have completed the longest-ever study tracking temperatures in Jupiter’s upper troposphere, the layer of the atmosphere where the giant planet’s weather occurs and where its signature colourful...