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• 24th July 2017 Sol 1765 Solar Conjunction

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/07/24/24th-july-2017-sol-1765-solar-conjunction/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 24, 2017 No new photos from Mars Science laboratory. Why? We have reached Solar Conjunction – this is the time in the planets’ orbits when Mars is obscured from the Earth by the Sun.

• 12th September 2017 Sol 1814 – Curiosity’s View Across Gale Crater

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/09/12/12th-september-2017-sol-1814-curiositys-view-across-gale-crater/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2017 View from Vera Rubin Ridge   The Curiosity Rover has reached an elevation of 300 metres above our landing site.

• 19th Octobe 2016 Sol 1495

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/10/19/19th-octobe-2016-sol-1495/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2016 Curiosity has been drilling at Sabina as we continue our Murray formation investigations. Meanwhile Trace Gas Orbiter has successfully been placed in orbit.

• Doctoral Inaugural Lecture by Dr. Sam Turnpenney

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/27/doctoral-inaugural-lecture-by-dr-sam-turnpenney/

  Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 September 2021 On Wednesday starting at 5pm, Sam Turnpenney, an alumni of Physics, is one of two recent graduates presenting their Doctoral Inaugural Lecture.

• Student Compensation and Refund Policy

  https://le.ac.uk/policies/admissions/after-applying/compensation

  How decisions regarding tuition fees, other course costs, accommodation costs, sports memberships and other relevant costs are compensated or refunded.

• New hope for patients with aggressive asbestos-linked cancer as trial shows a targeted cancer treatment can improve survival

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/asbestos-cancer-nero-leicester-fennell

  Leicester researchers have shown for the first time that a drug that prevents cancer cells from repairing can control the growth of mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos

• Innovative counter terrorism initiative sees one in three success rate for stop and search

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/17-servator

  An innovative police counter terrorism initiative has seen a rise in the effectiveness of stop and search tactics, new research by the University of Leicester reveals.

• Tradition meets AI as Leicester scientists help tackle Amazonian biodiversity crisis

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/tradition-ai-leicester-scientists-amazonian-biodiversity-crisis

  Scientists led by University of Leicester working with universities in Brazil will support traditional communities to monitor biodiversity in the Amazon, developing an AI toolkit to catalogue local knowledge and understanding

• Triple shortlisting for Leicester in the Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2025

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/times-higher-education-shortlisted-leicester

  The University of Leicester has been shortlisted in three categories at the prestigious Times Higher Education (THE) Awards 2025 which recognise excellence and innovation across the UK higher education sector.

• Katy Roscoe: Page 2

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/author/kar29/page/2/

  Katy was awarded her PhD in History at the University of Leicester. Her doctoral research explored the use of islands off the coast of Australia for the incarceration of Indigenous and European convicts.