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• 11th November 2014 Sol 806

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/11/11/11th-november-2014-sol-806/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 11, 2014 Mars Science Laboratory has changed our view of Mars: following the 2 Viking landers of 1976 and the Pathfinder Lander in 1997 we had an idea that Mars was predominantly made of basaltic igneous rocks.

• 14th March 2016 Sol 1282

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/14/14th-march-2016-sol-1282/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 14, 2016 Today the latest addition to the Mars mission flotilla was launched by ESA and Roscosmos.  Trace Gas Orbiter was launched on a Proton rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan.

• Call for Armed Forces personnel to share stories of transition to healthcare careers

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/armed-forces

  To coincide with Armed Forces Day 2022 (Saturday 25 June), Leicester health professionals have launched a major new research project which could provide solutions to the NHS’ staff shortage crisis by helping veterans transition into civilian careers.

• 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

• 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.

• Big Band raise the bar

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/big-band-raise-the-bar

  Talented students making up the University’s Big Band have wowed crowds and judges alike with their performances at the National Festival of Music for Youth.

• Leicester cardiology consultant awarded prestigious research professorship

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/leicester-cardiology-consultant-awarded-prestigious-research-professorship

  A cardiology consultant from Leicester has been awarded a prestigious research professorship from the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR).

• Tiny fossils unlock clues to Earths climate half a billion years ago

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/tiny-fossils-unlock-clues-to-earth2019s-climate-half-a-billion-years-ago

  An international collaboration of scientists, led by the University of Leicester, has investigated Earth’s climate over half a billion years ago by combining climate models and chemical analyses of fossil shells about 1mm long.

• Leicester graduate excels in International Hackathon promoting women in computer science

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/university-of-leicester-graduate-excels-in-international-hackathon-promoting-women-in-computer-science

  When it comes to paving out a career post-university, Software and Electronics Engineering graduate Oishi Deb is showing everyone how it’s done. Rather than kicking back and relaxing over the summer, Oishi jetted off to Barcelona to take part in WomENcourage 2017.

• Public invited to have their say on Universitys development plans

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/public-invited-to-have-say-on-universitys-development-plans

  Earlier in October, our University announced a transformative £500 million programme of investment that will improve student and academic facilities as well as public spaces over the next decade.