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Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
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Award-winning TV space scientist explores Space Park Leicester’s latest innovations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/tv-space-scientist-maggie-space-park-leicester-innovations
Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Chancellor of the University of Leicester, recently had an exclusive tour of its £100 million science and innovation park, Space Park Leicester
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Space Lates 2022: Get Into Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/16/space-lates-2022-backyard-astronomy/
Learn how you can get into astronomy at the National Space Centre's first Space Lates of 2022, 18:00-21:00, 14 January 2022.
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PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/stanley-burton/research/projects/phd-projects
See current PhD projects being undertaken by students involved in The Stanley Burton Centre at the University of Leicester.
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Archaeology of Islamic Societies
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ar3088
Module code: AR3088 Who are the Muslims and what is their history? Is there an ‘Islamic’ culture, or indeed more than one? What is the place of the history of Islam in everybody’s history? How can archaeologists study Islamic societies? Islam originated in...
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Maitrise Conversion
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/lw2440
Module code: LW2440 In this module, you will learn about the main differences between the systems of French and English and Welsh Law. You will also be introduced to the methods of legal study practised in France and will undertake some practically-focused tasks.
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Runic charms and boat burials to be discussed at Viking symposium
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/runic-charms-and-boat-burials-to-be-discussed-at-upcoming-symposium
From burials in boats to the perceived magical properties of runic charms, members of the public are invited to come together at the University to learn about the latest research developments in the world of Vikings during the annual Midlands Viking Symposium on Saturday 25...
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About the project
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/diversity/about
Learn more about the Embracing Diversity in Leicester project at the University of Leicester.
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Leicester is diversity
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/diversity/history
Get more information about the history of diversity in the city of Leicester.
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Computational Fluid and Space-Phase Flows
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pa4611
Module code: PA4611 When the number of particles in a system becomes too large, we must stop treating it as individual particles and start understanding it as a collective.