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    • The cradle of prebiotic chemistry and life
    • Habitable planets beyond the Solar System
    • What is life?
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Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe

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About

The Centre aims to develop a deeper understanding of life, its emergence, and its distribution in the Universe.

Research Themes

Research within the Leverhulme Centre for Life in the Universe focuses on four themes.

Events

The Centre organises regular seminars and workshops throughout the academic year.

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2 Feb 2026

NCCR Genesis approved for funding by Swiss federal government

18 Dec 2025

A new hunt for an Earth analog begins: A collaboration of a dozen research institutes led by astrophysicist Didier Queloz from the University of Cambridge

In December, this telescope in the Canary Islands will soon start looking for an Earth twin.  Clark Baker

10 Dec 2025

LCLU PI Emily Mitchell Receives the European Research Council Consolidator Grant

31 Oct 2025

The Future Of Space Is More Than Human by Robin Wordsworth

29 Oct 2025

2026-2027 Kavli-Laukien Postdoctoral Fellowship at Harvard University

5 Sep 2025

Call for NOMIS–ETH Postdoctoral Fellowships 2025

Calls for NOMIS-ETH Postdoctoral Fellowships

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