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• Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts

  A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.

• 35 years since we changed the world

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/march/11-dna35

  L-R: Professor Turi King, Tony Garner, Lin Garner, David Gyimah, Barbara Ashworth, David Baker, Chief Constable Simon Cole, Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, Professor Nishan Canagarajah, Rob Eaton, Lynda Eaton, Mick Tucker, Kath Eastwood, Sue Jeffreys, Jenny Foxon|The discovery...

• Rugby star’s inspirational journey from training ground catastrophe sees him honoured by the University of Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/matt-hampson

  A former Leicester Tigers rugby player who was paralysed in an England U21 training session has been honoured by the University of Leicester for helping others who have suffered similar catastrophic injuries through sport.

• Home to Joe Orton and Sue Townsend collections receives national accreditation

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/archive

  An archive service which holds the collections of Leicester literary greats, Joe Orton and Sue Townsend, has received approval from The National Archives.

• Zeeko Ltd takes up cutting-edge research lab at Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/zeeko-research-lab-space-park-leicester

  Leader in ultra-precision polishing technology joins University of Leicester’s prestigious £100 million space research and innovation facility

• Exosens invests £1m to propel space research and innovation for the METEOR programme in partnership with Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/exosens

  Exosens has worked with University of Leicester academics for more than 25 years, on projects such as the Mercury Imaging X-ray Spectrometer (MIXS) instrument the European Space Agency’s BepiColombo mission

• University to mark founding legacy as living memorial

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/living-memorial

  A major figure in the foundation of Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland University College – which would later go on to become the University of Leicester – was local man Dr Astley Clarke. During the war, Astley was an officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps.

• University of Leicester announced as British Science Festival 2022 principal partner

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/british-science-festival

  British Science Festival-goers will be treated to some incredible events courtesy of globally renowned experts from the University of Leicester.

• Universities and colleges join forces to help Leicestershire’s young people decide their futures

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/pathways-universities-join-forces

  A partnership of universities and colleges working to raise aspirations in the region’s young people has engaged over 4800 from disadvantaged backgrounds.

• Rolls-Royce deploy nuclear power experts to Space Park Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/january/rolls-royce

  Dr Gary Jones, Head of Manufacturing Innovation at Rolls-Royce, said: “Our presence at Space Park Leicester is a really good opportunity for our people that are specifically working on the Space Programme to immerse themselves in all things space.