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Research shows global warming disaster could suffocate life on planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/research-shows-global-warming-disaster-could-suffocate-life-on-planet-earth
Falling oxygen levels caused by global warming could be a greater threat to the survival of life on planet Earth than flooding, according to...
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Creative thinkers sought for event to tackle global problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/creative-thinkers-sought-for-event-to-tackle-global-problems
Bright and innovative thinkers are being invited to our University for the first UK event outside of London known as Solve for X.
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Researcher involved in discovery of tiny star with a monstrous temper
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/researcher-involved-in-discovery-of-tiny-star-with-a-monstrous-temper
A tiny star with ‘a monstrous temper’ has been discovered by an international team of researchers, including Dr Sarah Casewell of the Department...
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Petrophysicist joins ocean drilling research project investigating the origins of life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/petrophysicist-joins-ocean-drilling-research-project-investigating-the-origins-of-life
On 26 October 2015, the RSS James Cook (pictured) set sail from Southampton on route to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
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NERC invests 8m into lowcarbon technology research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/nerc-invests-ps8m-into-green-energy-technology-research
NERC is investing just over £8m in research to ensure we have access to elements needed to develop a variety of low-carbon technologies.
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Swift satellite spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/swift-satellite-spots-its-thousandth-gamma-ray-burst
Leicester scientists are celebrating the discovery of the 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB) by the US/UK/Italian Swift spacecraft.
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Documentary highlights how humans created an artificial planet Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/documentary-highlights-how-humans-created-an-2018artificial2019-planet-earth
The impact humans have had on planet Earth and how we have created an ‘artificial' planet will be explored in a new documentary by an...
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The maths behind what makes a Formula One world champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/the-maths-behind-what-makes-a-formula-one-world-champion
With Lewis Hamilton recently becoming three-time Formula One world champion, a new course offered by the University looks at how calculus is used...
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Scientists celebrate successful operation of Space Camera
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/scientists-celebrate-successful-operation-of-space-camera
Scientists from the Department of Physics and Astronomy are finally able to celebrate after an anxious month since the launch of Astrosat, the...
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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an...