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• Wildfire map reveals European countries most at risk of catastrophic fire damage

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/wildfire-map-reveals-european-countries-most-at-risk-of-catastrophic-fire-damage

  Cities and tourist areas such as Catalonia, Madrid and Valencia are among those most at risk of catastrophic damage from wildfires in Europe, according to research led by the University's Centre for Landscape and Climate Research.

• Phage genomics

  https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/bacteriophages/phage-genomics

  Phage genomics is the study and function of bacteriophage genomes. This is achieved by the sequencing of phage isolates, identification of prophages within bacterial genomes or through metagenomics.

• 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'.

• Social scientist joins crew of Tall Ship for D-Day landing commemoration

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/social-scientist-joins-crew-of-tall-ship-for-d-day-landing-commemoration

  Dr Jim McDermott (pictured), an Associate Tutor with the School of Management and a member of The Royal British Legion, is setting sail to retrace the routes taken by the ships and landing craft during D-Day on 6 June 1944 to the Normandy beaches.

• Monday 20th August Sol 15

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/21/monday-20th-august-sol-15/

  Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 21, 2012 The robotic arm has been moved for the first time.  This is the 70 kg instrument which carries the X-ray spectrometer and close up imager MAHLI.

• GOTO

  https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/projects/goto

  The University of Leicester is a founding member of the consortium for the Gravitational wave Optical Transient Observer (GOTO).

• Research

  https://le.ac.uk/history/research

  History at the University of Leicester has a longstanding reputation for excellence in historical research. Our academics have a broad range of research expertise covering a wide chronological and geographical range. Find out more.

• Black Lesbian and Gay Centre Digital resources 

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/11/17/black-lesbian-and-gay-centre-digital-resources/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 17, 2023 Free access via the Bishopsgate Institute to newsletters and publications from this London-based support group.

• Annual lectures

  https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/annual-lecture

  Find out more about the School's annual lectures in Geography and Geology (Bennett Lecture), given by distinguished speakers in their fields of research.

• Internet enemies report 2012

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/03/23/internet-enemies-report-2012/

  Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 23, 2012 Reporters without Borders has publishes the Internet Enemies 2012 Report http://march12.rsf.