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• Space Worms! UK scientists launch microscopic crew into orbit to support future Moon missions

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/space-worms-launch-microscopic-moon-missions

  A ‘Petri Pod’ designed and built at Space Park Leicester and launched last weekend will allow scientists on Earth led from the University of Exeter to study worms in space

• Surnames and the Y chromosome

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/surnames-and-the-y-chromosome

  Dr Turi E King, Research Fellow and Project Manager of the Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain. Lead researcher on 'The Genetic Legacy of the Vikings in the North of England' project. Research Fellow: Dr Turi King  In Britain, we have heritable surnames.

• New poll reveals 8 out of 10 students rate university ‘learning experience’ as most important

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/post-covid-survey

  New research commissioned by the University of Leicester has revealed how post-COVID, ‘learning experience’ matters most to students (82%), followed by ‘gaining independence’ (78%), green open spaces (78%), and mental health and wellbeing (64%).

• University of Leicester expertise developing app to map disease spread in finest detail

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/wellcome-map-disease-spread

  Researchers at Leicester are beginning a project to make fine resolution data on disease cases accessible for public health bodies.

• Leicester Innovation Hub is 'wonderful and transformative'

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/24-innovation-hub-launch-report

  Civic leaders highlight vital partnerships between University, City and County at launch of £5 million-plus Innovation Hub.

• Over £2 million funding enables international collaboration for space research at University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/uksa-bilateral-funding

  Two research groups at University of Leicester received UK Space Agency funding to support international partnerships

• Postgraduate programme specification content for 'with industry' programme variants

  https://le.ac.uk/study/postgraduates/courses/industry

  This page details the University’s standard specification for PGT ‘with industry’ programme variants and should be read in conjunction with the relevant programme specification. Type of study The full-time taught modules and project are campus based.

• Inspirational student who twice battled sepsis receives First Class degree

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/inspirational-student-who-twice-battled-sepsis-receives-first-class-degree

  One of our recent graduates Kishan Vithlani has twice overcome a potentially life-threatening sepsis infection and gone on to achieve a First Class Computer Science BSc. Kishan was born with a congenital heart condition, and had to have surgery twice as a child.

• New ‘explant’ technique predicts a tumour’s responsiveness to breast cancer treatment

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/breast-cancer

  Cancer researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a technique that could predict how well some breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy and antibody-directed cancer treatments

• Clearing 2024: Missing out on first choice university turned out to be a blessing for Charlotte

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/clearing-charlotte

  For Charlotte Gallo not getting the grades she needed to her first choice university turned out to be a blessing as she joined the University of Leicester's Psychology course instead