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Research reveals solar storms trigger Jupiters Northern Lights
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-reveals-solar-storms-trigger-jupiter2019s-2018northern-lights2019
Solar storms trigger Jupiter’s intense ‘Northern Lights’ by generating a new X-ray aurora that is eight times brighter than normal and hundreds of times more energetic than Earth’s aurora borealis, finds new research, involving the University of Leicester, using NASA’s...
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Leicester leads programme to raise aspirations for disadvantaged young people in the region
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/leicester-leads-programme-to-raise-aspirations-for-disadvantaged-young-people-in-the-region
Our University is leading a programme that aims to raise the aspirations of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds in targeted neighbourhoods in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Student societies
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/societies
Find out about the University of Leicester's student geological societies, including the Peter Colley Sylvester Bradley (PCSB) student society, Society of Economic Geologists, Palaeobiology Society and Geophysical Student Society.
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University saves 150-year-old brass band facing closure
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/enderby-brass-band
The University of Leicester has helped a 150-year-old brass band find a new home, after its future was threatened due to losing its rehearsal base.
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Law lecturer cited in “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/elephant-law-case
University of Leicester legal expert, Dr Joe Wills, has been cited in what The Atlantic described as “the most important animal-rights case of the 21st century”.
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Experts warn that space is the next environment at risk of serious damage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/experts-warn-that-space-is-the-next-environment-at-risk-of-serious-damage
Space is the next environment that has to be protected against the impact of human development, a panel of top experts has warned at the UK Government's GREAT Festival of Innovation in Hong Kong.
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Hot Topics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl4100
Module code: GL4100 Geology is a dynamic discipline, with a constant stream of fresh ideas, pivotal new data, and controversial interpretations.
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Expert opinions cover doctor shortages and the red planet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/expert-opinions-cover-doctor-shortages-and-the-red-planet
Professor Philip Baker, Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, has written an article for University Business examining the flaws in the Health Department's future-proofing.
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The Politics of Contemporary British Foreign Policy
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl3137
Module code: PL3137 Despite the loss of its global supremacy in the mid-1950s, the United Kingdom is still one of the world's great powers.
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Intelligence: Key Concepts and Debates
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/pl7540
Module code: PL7540 Since the end of the Cold War, and particularly after the 9/11 attacks, intelligence has become increasingly important to governments and other entities trying to deal with a growing number of traditional and non-traditional threats: terrorism,...