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Leicester Awaits the Launch of Webb
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/29/leicester-awaits-the-launch-of-webb/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 January 2021 University of Leicester scientists and engineers are involved in a major new space telescope, the most advanced observatory every built, scheduled for launch later this year from ESA’s...
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March 3rd 2013 Sol 206
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/05/march-3rd-2013-sol-206/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 5, 2013 No new data or images over the last few sols.
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Stem cell
https://le.ac.uk/mcb/facilities-and-technologies/protex/available-vectors/stem-cell
vectors available for stem cells
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CuppaScience and the James Webb Space Telescope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/21/201/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 July 2020 We highlight Leicester’s involvement in the James Webb Space Telescope, the ambitious new infrared telescope launching in 2021 – with the #CuppaScience Podcast with Naomi Rowe-Gurney.
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Videos from the day
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/royal/visits/duke-and-duchess-of-cambridge/videos-from-the-day
See videos from when Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visited the University of Leicester.
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First delivery to our University of high-tech glass plates to be used to discover the birth of new black holes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-delivery-to-our-university-of-high-tech-glass-plates-to-be-used-to-discover-the-birth-of-new-black-holes
Our University is providing a new type of X-ray mirror to the French space agency, CNES, for the Chinese-French satellite ‘SVOM’ which is designed to discover and study Gamma-Ray Bursts from newly formed black holes.
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First Images from James Webb Space Telescope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/08/first-images-from-james-webb-space-telescope/
The first full-colour images from NASA’s largest and most powerful space science telescope will be revealed to the public at an exciting free event at Space Park Leicester.
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UK National Police Air Service safer thanks to the work of University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-uk-national-police-air-service-npas-flight-deck-safety
Dr Andrew Bennett standing next to a helicopter|Dr Simon Bennett researches flight-deck human factors to improve safety The National Police Air Service (NPAS), created in 2012, provides tactical air support to the 43 police forces of England and Wales from a network of 14 bases.
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Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/01/congratulations-to-dr-henrik-melin-new-webb-fellow/
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester.
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Ukraine war realises predictions of nuclear power plant threat, says Leicester civil safety expert
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/nuclear-power-plant-ukraine
As Ukraine conflict continues, new book by University of Leicester researcher argues that nuclear facilities are more likely to be targeted, and damage to power plants risks radiological contamination of the environment over vast areas.