The University of Leicester is a public research university based in Leicester, England. The university has established itself as a leading research-led university and has been named University of the Year of 2008 by the Times Higher Education and has consistently ranked amongst the top 15 universities in the United Kingdom by the Times Good University Guide.

The Earth Observation Science group, based in the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester is an internationally recognised multi-disciplinary team dedicated to research into many aspects of remote sensing, atmospheric and Earth surface science.