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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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History of medicine and science
https://le.ac.uk/library/special-collections/explore/history-of-medicine
Guide to collections for researching the history of science and medicine at the University of Leicester Library
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Walnut Street collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/walnut-street
The Walnut Street collection is comprised of 26 interviews featuring the recollections of residents of the Walnut Street and Bede Park area of Leicester, ranging from the First World War to the 1990s. Find out more about the project.
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Introduction to Applied Physics: Great Experiments
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/intro-applied
Combine this unit with two others to form the module 'Introduction to Physics Specialisms' During this unit you will begin your education in applied physics by studying some of the most important physics experiments throughout history.
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Supermassive Black Holes and Large-Scale Structure
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/pa4608
Module code: PA4608 This module explores the role of supermassive black holes and the development of large-scale structure in the Universe.
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Supermassive Black Holes and Exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/pa4608
Module code: PA4608 This module explores the role of supermassive black holes and the development of large-scale structure in the Universe.
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Supermassive Black Holes and Exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pa4608
Module code: PA4608 This module explores the role of supermassive black holes and the development of large-scale structure in the Universe.
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Leicester experts discuss Brexit in new programme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/leicester-experts-discuss-brexit-in-new-programme
With less than a month to go until the EU Referendum, European Union experts from across the university have been giving their views on whether Britain would be better in or out.
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Create a video (YouTube) component
https://le.ac.uk/training-guides/components/create-video
Create a video component in Sitecore.
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Worlds collide: University of Leicester experts to help upgrade Large Hadron Collider experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-experts-upgrade-large-hadron-collider-experiment
Expertise from Leicester in particle detectors to contribute to next upgrade to the Large Hadron Collider beauty (LHCb) experiment, thought to be the first time Leicester scientists are working directly on instrumentation for the world’s largest particle accelerator