12/10/2026
Leicester experts involved in international project to strengthen climate research and education in Africa
Leicester experts involved in international project to strengthen climate research and education in Africa
Leicester experts involved in international project to strengthen climate research and education in Africa
A major conference will help people in underrepresented groups to discover how they can break into the space industry.
Experts from Space Park Leicester will showcase how its pioneering community is advancing space exploration and research when the global space sector gathers for a major event in Turkey next week.
Experts from Space Park Leicester will showcase how its pioneering community is advancing space exploration and research when the global space sector gathers for a major event in Turkey next week.
Two asteroids in the main asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter have been named after Dr Beatriz Sánchez-Cano and Dr Daniel Sheward, of the University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy and Space Park Leicester, in recognition of their scientific contributions.
Representatives from Leicestershire’s new Royal Navy ship, HMS Daring, have met with organisations working at the forefront of the UK space sector during a visit to Space Park Leicester.
The climate science that is used to predict our planet’s future will be explored at a special event in Leicester following this summer’s record-breaking heatwaves.
Space Park Leicester has been highlighted as an example of the University of Leicester’s longstanding commitment to space research in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2027.
This summer has seen University of Leicester space experts demonstrating the role of space clusters in driving economic growth to policymakers, a message highlighted in the UK Government’s new Space Strategy announced this week.
A record £10m research centre exploring humanity’s relationship with space has launched at Leicester’s National Space Centre, bringing social sciences, arts and humanities into the heart of debates about humanity’s future beyond Earth.