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Major £1.7m funding to clean up Philippines mineral extraction
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/promt
Leicester researchers have been awarded part of a £1.7 million grant for their work in reducing the environmental impact of mineral extraction in the Philippines.
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Webb Fellowship awarded for the study of giant planets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/webb-fellow
An early-career planetary scientist has been awarded the third-ever Webb Fellowship and will study the atmospheres of giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope.
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Final chances to view popular city centre archaeological dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/final-chances-to-view-popular-city-centre-archaeological-dig
These tickets have now sold out Due to huge demand, Leicester archaeologists have announced further opportunities for members of the public to view the largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 2017.
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New United Nations app
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/02/12/new-united-nations-app/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 12, 2016 UNU Jargon Buster glossary app for smartphones has about 450 A-Z entries. Find out what the many UN abbreviations mean including those of programmes and organisations.
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Stonewall 50th commemoration web archive
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/08/02/stonewall-50th-commemoration-web-archive/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 2, 2019 Just launched by Columbia University, a searchable web archive of 50 th anniversary commemorations of the Stonewall uprising. The Stonewall uprising a key event in LGBT history.
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Web archive of 800 art resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2023/06/02/web-archive-of-800-art-resources/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on June 2, 2023 Collaborative ART Archive (CARTA) Portal Launched Supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the National Endowment for the Humanities, this site provides access to an...
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
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The right rubber for the job
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/the-importance-of-using-the-right-rubber-for-the-job
Researchers from the Department of Geology have discovered that when it comes to rubbers, textured surfaces, and reproduction, more fluid formulations have greater reliability than those that are thick and sticky.
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Friday 10th August Sol 4
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/10/friday-10th-august-sol-4/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 10, 2012 The first full resolution Mastcam panorama is coming through. It will take a few sols for it to fully download from Mars. Fantastic detail of Mt. Sharp and ground surface leading up to it.
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Joggers pair up for charity Love Run for Valentines Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/joggers-pair-up-for-charity-2018love-run2019-for-valentines-day
Some say the course of true love never runs smoothly, but the Students’ Union plans to change all of that by hosting a unique Fun Run designed to really get the heart racing. Love Run will take place at 11.