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Revisiting Holst’s Jupiter a hundred years later
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/02-jupiter-planets-suite
Reworking of Jupiter from Holst’s Planets suite benefits from insights from a University of Leicester planetary scientist.
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University research supports project to gather air pollution data through space–enabled technology
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/27-university-research-supports-project-to-gather-air-pollution-data
EarthSense – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company Bluesky – has provided detailed air pollution data in near real...
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the...
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Shaping the Future: Space Park Leicester presentation to Parliament
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/19-shaping-the-future
Members of the Parliamentary Scientific Committee hear from a University of Leicester delegation on the space economy and low cost access to space.
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Colourful craters and insights into Mercury’s mysterious surface showcased by Leicester scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/18-bepicolombo-mission-at-new-scientist
University of Leicester researchers involved in upcoming BepiColombo mission to Mercury will be presenting at New Scientist Live 2018.
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Researchers show bacteriophages can affect melioidosis disease acquisition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/researchers-show-bacteriophages-can-affect-melioidosis-disease-acquisition
An international research team including Leicester researchers has developed a mathematical model for monitoring and controlling the spread of...
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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests
Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more...
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Leicester scientist receives prestigious award for forest biomass research using space satellites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/leicester-scientist-receives-prestigious-award-for-forest-biomass-research-using-space-satellites
Dr Pedro Rodriguez-Veiga has received the Student Award (PhD) from the Council of The Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society Dr Pedro...
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Scientists are unravelling the reasons why mass extinctions have occurred throughout history
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scientists-are-unravelling-the-reasons-why-mass-extinctions-have-occurred-throughout-history
Leicester research could help to predict approaching ecological catastrophes Leicester scientists have shed new light on why mass extinctions have...
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Scholars discuss the formalisation and implications of the Anthropocene
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/scholars-discuss-the-formalisation-and-implications-of-the-anthropocene
The Anthropocene Working Group holds meeting at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry. Humans have had a large impact on Earth.