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Fold-out solar blankets to power satellites receives £1 million boost
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A new concept for a solar blanket to power satellites that can be folded away will be developed with engineering expertise from the University of...
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Will the government’s AI action plan be a success?
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ expert comments on the UK government's action plan to boost its role in developing and deploying artificial intelligence.
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Shadow ministerial visit highlights efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in science led by the Â鶹ÊÓƵ
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The Shadow Minster for Science, Research and Innovation, Chi Onwurah, has spent a day at Space Park Leicester, speaking to University experts...
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Leicester experts lead space industry talks at Conservative Party Conference
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s key role in the growth of the UK space industry was outlined at a high-profile panel discussion at this week’s...
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Gaia Data Release 3: New space data serves as ‘complete step change’ in understanding of our Universe
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Space scientists have today (Monday) announced the discovery of a ‘super Jupiter’ orbiting a white dwarf, the first detected using direct...
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Man vs. machine: New Leicester research to compare human eye-tracking with AI in first study of its kind
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The human brain’s ability to track and process hazards will be pitted against an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) tool in a new...
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Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere
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A Leicester expert in space weather has helped launch a NASA mission from deep within the Arctic Circle which could uncover unique features of our...
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Leicester research now ranked Top 30 in the UK (Times Higher Education analysis of REF 2021)
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The Â鶹ÊÓƵ has made one of the biggest climbs of any UK university in the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021, published on...
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Nuclear expert cautions against unfamiliar new nuclear age
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High-tech advances in weapons technologies and a return of ‘great power nuclear politics’, risk the world ‘sleepwalking’ into a nuclear age vastly...
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Neptune is cooler than we thought: Study reveals unexpected changes in atmospheric temperatures
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New research led by space scientists at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ has revealed how temperatures in Neptune’s atmosphere have unexpectedly...