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Double distinction for Leicester’s ‘Mr Antarctic Volcano’ in New Year Honours
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/john-smellie-polar-medal
University of Leicester volcanologist Professor John Smellie receives Polar Medal for the second time, from second monarch.
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Ukraine universities strike up research partnerships with University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/twinning-research
The University of Leicester has bolstered its links with two Ukrainian universities after securing funding to collaborate on research projects involving supply chains, aerospace, bioengineering, and artificial intelligence.
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Leicester experts work with aspiring scientists from Girlguiding Leicestershire to bring science to life
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/leicester-experts-work-with-aspiring-scientists-from-girlguiding-leicestershire-to-bring-science-to-life
When the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at our University celebrated International Women’s Day, they didn’t know they would end up helping local girls to find out what a baby ladybird looks like up close.
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Leicester space scientist proves she has what it takes to become an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientist-proves-she-has-what-it-takes-to-become-an-astronaut
Dr Suzie Imber, from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a step closer to becoming an astronaut after being crowned the winner of the six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ Suzie fought off tough competition from 11 other...
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Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/black-hole
Most massive black hole in our galaxy spotted by team including scientists from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester
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Research to understand peatland policy ‘on the ground’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/peatlands
Postgraduate research at the University of Leicester is seeking to understand how peatland policy is implemented at a local level, gaining insights from NGOs, farmers, landowners, researchers, and policymakers
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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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Difficult Conversations: Air quality experts to discuss ways to clean up the air that we breathe
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/june/difficult-conversations-air-quality
Research experts including a Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Government will join a public Q&A exploring the air quality ‘crisis’ being felt across the globe. Air quality is a measure of pollutants and other harmful particulates in the air that we breathe.
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Lis-Bibliometrics Conference 2024: Exploring The Bibliometric Universe
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/10/16/lis-bibliometrics-conference-2024-exploring-the-bibliometric-universe/
Posted by William Farrell in Library and Learning Services on October 16, 2024 Merinne Whitton, research metrics lead in the Research Services team, reports back from the recent Lis-Bibliometrics Conference.
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Conversations with… Dr Simon Vaughan
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/conversations-with-dr-simon-vaughan/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr Simon Vaughan is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as well as being one of the two Academic Directors of the School, written by Emily Baldwin.