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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/may/miri-commissioning
A first image from MIRI was released by NASA in April, giving space scientists a glimpse of the instrument’s capabilities. The first science observations using JWST are expected to commence in July.
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Le Cas 68: Paris student protests history resource
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/05/18/le-cas-68-paris-student-protests-history-resource/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 18, 2018 This historical blog covers many of the key events and people that marked the spring of 1968.
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Countries at the Crossroads 2011
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/11/countries-at-the-crossroads-2011/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 11, 2011 http://www.freedomhouse.org/template.cfm?page=702 Access the full text of this report from Freedom House.
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What will human rights laws look like after Brexit
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/what-will-human-rights-laws-look-like-after-brexit
An upcoming event will see legal minds from academic institutions and public bodies join together to examine the future of human rights protection in a post-Brexit future.
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Friends of the Garden
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/friends-of-the-garden
Learn how to become a Friend of the Garden and help to promote and support the development of the Garden's plant collections and amenities.
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Multi-million pound investment in UK space industry agreed in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/cgi-meteor-agreement
IT and business consulting firm CGI has pledged £2.6 million to the University of Leicester’s Manufacturing, Engineering, Technology and Earth Observation Research Centre (METEOR) over the next five years.
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Projects
https://le.ac.uk/celi/projects
The CELI team project has the objective to better understand GP as a tool for the substantive openness of the EU legal order as well as for cross-fertilization and coherence of legal orders.
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Recombinant DNA and genetic techniques for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/recombinant-dna-and-genetic-techniques/school-and-colleges
Recombinant DNA (or rDNA) is made by combining DNA from two or more sources. Details on the processes and techniques, along with resources are available on our site.
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New Directions in Drinking Studies Conference, 6-7 June 2015 – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/06/10/new-directions-in-drinking-studies-conference-6-7-june-2015/
Summary of panel on Alcohol and Authenticity at the New Directions in Drinking Studies conference, 6-7 June 2015, University of Leicester. Papers on craft cider in contemporary Wales, marketing of Siberian Crown Russian beer, and pulque in 19th century and present day Mexico.
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Leicester expert leads ground breaking invention on battery recycling
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/battery-recycling
The research has been published in Green Chemistry and the research team led by Professor Abbott have applied for a patent for the technique.