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The women making history at the University of Leicester: past and present
https://le.ac.uk/centenary/stories/women-making-history
As part of our 100 Years of Change centenary celebrations we've reflected on how our history may impact our future. For this piece we looked at the role of women at Leicester from our foundation to modern day pioneers.
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Wall of Women nomination form
https://le.ac.uk/iwd/wall-of-women/nomination-form
Our award-winning Wall of Women returns again as a virtual wall with stories of inspirational and influential women, we’re encouraging staff and students to nominate women at the University on our wall again for 2023.
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Latest insights into Saturn's weird magnetic field only make things weirder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/5-latest-insights-into-saturns-weird-magnetic-field-only-make-things-weirder
Leicester space scientists, who have been involved in the Cassini mission for decades, discuss the ‘gold mine’ of information the mission has revealed about the ringed planet and their personal connections to the project
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Leicester geoscientists return from expedition following successful offshore operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/geoscientists-expedition-successful-offshore-operations
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) included researchers from the University of Leicester, aiming to explore ancient freshened water systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore.
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Universities call on communities to shape research to solve real-life problems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/leicester-universities-communities-research-solve-real-life-problems
Community organisations across Leicester and Leicestershire are being offered the chance to steer university research.
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From planets to Plantagenets: the role of space science in identifying Richard III’s remains
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/march/planets-plantagenets-space-science-richard-iii-remains
John Holt from Space Park Leicester reflects on his experience as part of the Richard III project on the 11th anniversary of the King's reinterment
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Nate
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/author/nh227/
The Characteristics of a Leader: Early America and Ancient Rome Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on July 11, 2019 Leadership is in the moment. Building the momentum and trust of a followership depends on everything else going on in the lives of followers.
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jbridges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/
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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Waugh in Italy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2018/12/13/waugh-in-italy/
Review of Return to Waugh event hosted by the British Council, Milan, 17 November 2018, by Milena Borden
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Post-Mortem Punishment: A Fate Worse than Death? By Rachel Bennett
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/09/14/post-mortem-punishment-a-fate-worse-than-death/
Posted by Rachel Bennett in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on September 14, 2015 A key question I have repeatedly asked myself in the researching and writing up of my PhD thesis, and one that permeates the Criminal Corpse project, asks why punish the dead? The 1752 Murder...