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New Saturn images show a change of seasons – and a last glimpse of its huge, warm polar vortex
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/saturn-autumn-images
New observations of Saturn by University of Leicester planetary scientists using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) of the famous ringed planet
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Fire, flood, winds and earthquakes: satellite imagery reveals damage wrought by changing climate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/climate-satellite-imagery
Earth observation scientists in Leicester release new series of images that paint a picture of our climate vulnerability, released to coincide with COP28
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Fire and ice: the Antarctic volcanoes that hint at our climate future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/john-smellie-antarctica-volcanoes-climate
Professor John Smellie, Honorary Professor in the School of Geology, Geography and the Environment, talks about his career and his love of the volcanoes of the Antarctic as he receives his second Polar Medal.
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Student Awards 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/student-awards-2018-1
Last night, students and staff gathered at Stamford Court for our annual Student Awards- where the individuals, groups and societies who have made exceptional contributions to the University and the wider community over the past year are celebrated.
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Gene inheritance for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/gene-inheritance/gene-inheritance-higher-education
Observations of the way traits, or characteristics, are passed from one generation to the next in the form of identifiable phenotypes probably represent the oldest form of genetics. Find out more about this topic through The University of Leicester.
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High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon
'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star. Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito 'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star.
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East Midlands gets £9 million health boost
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/july/11-nihr-funding
An organisation committed to improving the health and wellbeing of the East Midlands by speeding up the adoption of research and innovation into frontline health and care practice will continue for another five years after being awarded £9 million.
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Revealing branching time in single-cell omics data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/may/07-revealing-branching-time-mathematics
STREAM logo STREAM logo| New single-cell omics technology allows scientists to analyse cell development in ways that were not previously possible.
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University of Leicester and Alsama Project to establish a world-first certification to support displaced youth in accessing higher education
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/leicester-alsama-project-world-first-certification-displaced-youth
New certification will enable displaced youth to apply to higher education institutions worldwide and seek employment, supporting students in overcoming disrupted and/or informal learning due to conflict or disaster
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£14 million in funding announced for five research projects into land use and Net Zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/lunz-hub
The Land Use for Net Zero Hub, co-led by the University of Leicester and James Hutton Institute, receives £14 million funding for five projects.