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Leicester receives major award for leading role in new space science mission SMILE
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/leicester-receives-major-award-for-leading-role-in-new-space-science-mission-smile
UK academic institutions including our University will lead an international solar-terrestrial and space weather mission, taking on the development of a major science instrument thanks to funding from the UK Space Agency.
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Work
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/work
Find information for interviews with reisdents of Leicestershire villages in regards to work, such as Florence Harris discussing her childhood in Desford and her parents running the village shop.
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Leicester to lead development of space instrument
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/leicester-to-lead-development-of-space-instrument
A space mission called SMILE (Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer) which is a joint collaboration between scientists from the UK, Europe, Canada, the US and China, has received the go-ahead for an initial study phase this summer by the European Space Agency...
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Adrian building
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/campus-history/adrian-building
Formally opened in 1968, the Adrian Building was the home of Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys’ historic discovery of genetic fingerprinting in September 1984.
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Aims and strategies
https://le.ac.uk/research/approach/aims
We are proud to be one of the world’s leading research-intensive universities, elite in the excellence of our research, yet distinctive for the genuine synergy between our research and teaching.
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Study into common health condition compares surgery to less invasive treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/dupuytrens
Researchers from the University of Leicester have compared the effectiveness of surgery over a less invasive injection for the treatment of a common health condition
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Donation of goods sent to Ukrainian university
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ukraine-donation
A shipment of goods from the University of Leicester has been sent to students in war-torn Ukraine to help them continue their studies as well as day-to-day life.
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Leicester scientists help uncover Jupiter’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/august/jupiter-image
Scientists who revealed stunning views of Jupiter with the new £10 billion James Webb Space Telescope hope more planets will soon give up their secrets.
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Drugs and Society
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy3090
Module code: SY3090 This module seeks to explore the core issues, debates and controversies surrounding the use of substances, commonly referred to by the pejorative term ‘drugs’, within contemporary society.
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Sociological Theory Explored
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy2078
Module code: SY2078 In this module you'll explore the various ways in which social theorists and sociologists have sought to understand the development and organisation of 'modern' Western society.