The University of Leicester is a public research university in the UK with a significant presence in the space industry. Its Space Research Centre (SRC) has a long history of involvement in space missions, developing instruments for organizations like NASA, ESA, UKSA, and JAXA. The university is also home to Space Park Leicester, a collaborative hub for space-related businesses and research, and it offers postgraduate programs in Space Exploration Systems. Key areas of activity include space instrumentation, space mission design, and Earth observation.
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The University of Leicester received £183,000 to develop sample return instrument boxes and portable sample containers to support rover and sample return missions.
CGI and the University of Leicester are working with nationally mandated user organizations Geoscience Australia and ONF France to implement and demonstrate EO services for improved wildfire risk management.
CGI and the University of Leicester are partnering with nationally mandated user organizations Geoscience Australia and ONF France to implement and demonstrate Earth Observation services for improved wildfire risk management.
Bluesky International is partnering with the University of Leicester to co-fund an advanced postgraduate degree study into the use of LiDAR, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to create citywide maps of trees.
Bleddyn Bowen, a lecturer in international relations at the University of Leicester, assessed that Britain could seek passive third-party access to Galileo PRS in a manner similar to how U.S. military allies use GPS.