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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Beagle 2 was conceived by Professor Colin Pillinger of the Open University in collaboration with the University of Leicester and a network of British industrial and academic partners.
Mark Sims served as Beagle 2 mission manager at the University of Leicester during the mission.
The University of Leicester developed Smile’s SXI Soft X-ray Imager.
The SXI is the first instrument built using the facilities of the University of Leicester’s Space Park Leicester.
Dr. Steven Sembay of the University of Leicester leads the European consortium that is building the SXI.
SMILE's Soft X-ray Imager was developed by a consortium led by the University of Leicester.
The Soft X-ray Imager was developed, built, and calibrated at the University of Leicester and other institutions in Europe.
The University of Leicester developed and built Smile’s X-ray camera in the United Kingdom in collaboration with Mullard Space Science Laboratory, the Open University, and other European institutions.
UK Space Minister Liz Lloyd supports the agreement between ispace and the University of Leicester as a UK-Japan space science collaboration.
ispace and the University of Leicester are jointly developing a deployment mechanism to position the instrument on the lunar surface for lander-based and rover-based operations.
The University of Leicester is delivering the payload in collaboration with INTA in Madrid, the University of Aberdeen, RAL Space, and the University of Valladolid.
Dr. Hannah Lerman works in the Planetary Group in the School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester.
Collaboration between ispace and the University of Leicester began with a Letter of Support in 2022 and progressed to an Initial Payload Service Agreement in 2024 before the full Payload Service Agreement.
ispace and the University of Leicester have signed a Payload Service Agreement to deliver a Raman spectrometer payload to the lunar surface on a future ispace mission.
The Soft X-ray Imager was developed, built, and calibrated at the University of Leicester and other European institutions.
The UK Space Agency contributed the Soft X-ray Imager for SMILE, which was developed by the University of Leicester and The Open University.
The ISPARK team combines the University of Leicester's experience in AI-enabled robotics, autonomous control, space engineering, and digital twin weld modelling with TWI's expertise in welding and materials joining.
The largest funding amount of £499,000 will go to the project 'Preparing to launch an Americium Radioisotope Stirling Generator,' jointly pursued by the University of Leicester and NASA Glenn Research Center.
The UK Space Agency announced funding for the University of Leicester and ispace to develop a Lunar Spectrometer for future exploration missions to investigate water ice on the Moon.
Space Park Leicester is a £100 million space hub established by the University of Leicester.