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Leicester scientists discover ‘Star Wars’ planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/september/leicester-scientists-discover-star-wars-planet
Scientists from the University of Leicester has revealed for the first time that groups of stars can tear apart their planet-forming disc, leaving it warped and with tilted rings - similar to the planet Tatooine in Star Wars.
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The BAME awarding gap: what we know, what we don’t know, and how we might respond
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2020/01/31/the-bame-awarding-gap-what-we-know-what-we-dont-know-and-how-we-might-respond/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on January 31, 2020 There are so many roots to the tree of anger that sometimes the branches shatter before they bear.
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Introducing the SpacePod – a new way to access sensitive data
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/01/23/introducing-the-spacepod/
The University of Leicester's SafePod provides a safe setting for researchers to access sensitive datasets.
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Many ways to start a dialogue: Here’s one
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/12/10/many-ways-to-start-a-dialogue-heres-one/
Posted by pmarston in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 10, 2018 Over the past few months I’ve been helping various members of staff, across various departments, schools and colleges, look at ways to help students make better sense of...
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Map Tube
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/09/30/map-tube/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on September 30, 2011 http://www.maptube.org/ A great free resource for viewing and mashing up maps. Basically maps can be overlayed to compare data visually.
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Holy Wars in Sacred Lands: Conflict and Coexistence during the Crusades
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2367
Module code: HS2367 The Crusades were undoubtedly one of the most famous episodes of religious conflict and a central phenomenon of the High Middle Ages.
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Wednesday 29th August Sol 23
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/29/wednesday-29th-august-sol-23/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 29, 2012 We have started our drive East to the Glenelg junction. We will go at about tens of metres per sol over the next few weeks.
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.
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Wasps may hold the secret to slowing down the ageing process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/wasp-aging-leicester-biological
Scientists at the University of Leicester have discovered that jewel wasps can slow down their biological rate of ageing
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Difficult Conversations: Air quality experts to discuss ways to clean up the air that we breathe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/difficult-conversations-air-quality
Research experts including a Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government will join a public Q&A exploring the air quality ‘crisis’ being felt across the globe. Air quality is a measure of pollutants and other harmful particulates in the air that we breathe.