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Brightest Gamma-Ray Source Detected by Swift
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/13/brightest-gamma-ray-burst-detected-by-swift/
On the afternoon of Sunday 9th October, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) onboard Swift triggered on a new and incredibly bright gamma-ray source - write Kim Page, Andy Beardmore and Phil Evans.
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jbridges: Page 24
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/24/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Bradgate Park Fieldschool Season 5 2019
https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/research/people-and-places/bradgate-park-fieldschool/season-5-2019
The fifth season of the Bradgate Park Fieldschool ran from the 20th May to the 5th July 2019, with a public open day on the 29th June. This year, we focussed on two areas of excavation: Bradgate House and a possible medieval settlement to the east.
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University of Leicester unveils £150m student village
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/freemens-launch
The landmark regeneration project has seen derelict halls of residence and car park transformed into a high-tech centre for teaching, working and living.
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Research degrees
https://le.ac.uk/health-sciences/study/research-degrees
We offer numerous opportunities for postgraduate research, leading to the award of MD, MPhil and PhD degrees both by full- and part-time study. Find out about our various areas of research.
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Research highlights incredible insects during National Insect Week
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/2018national-insect-week2019-creeps-up-on-us-once-more
The feature, revisiting four occasions where insects played an instrumental role in University research, can be found here Insects, bugs, creepy-crawlies - there are some who say they are not always the cutest critters, but they can certainly be one of the most useful and...
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Increased activity during the summer caused by genes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/increased-activity-during-the-summer-caused-by-genes
The warm temperature on a summer’s day is often a time for relaxing, but researchers from the Department of Genetics have suggested that a ‘thermosensory’ gene could be responsible for changes in behaviour in different climates.
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Dialect in Diaspora: People and Places (PhD)
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/the-impact-of-diasporas-on-the-making-of-britain/the-diasporas-projects/dialect-in-diaspora-people-and-places
Supervisor Dr Jayne Carroll PhD student Eleanor Rye This project is being carried out at The Institute for Name-Studies at the University of Nottingham as part of The Impact of Diasporas on the Making of Britain programme.
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Why coronavirus can be fatal in young people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/april/03-corona-in-young
Coronavirus can be fatal to young people because of the extreme immune response triggered by the virus within their body, advises Dr Julian Tang, Associate Professor of Respiratory Sciences at the University of Leicester.
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Cloud Computing MSc, PGDip
https://le.ac.uk/courses/cloud-computing-msc/2025
Flexible, inexpensive and capable of handling huge data sets, the cloud is changing the face of computing and business. In this degree, you’ll study this evolving technology at an advanced level.