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Solar eclipse echoes astronomical events during Richard IIIs time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/solar-eclipse-echoes-astronomical-events-during-richard-iiis-time
This Friday’s solar eclipse has as much relevance to Ricardians as it does for countless astronomers and stargazers across the globe.
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General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR)
https://le.ac.uk/brexit/gdpr
The EU General Data Protection Regulations were accepted into UK law in 2018 as the UK Data Protection Act. Find out how we plan to stay compliant to ensure data transfers run smoothly after Brexit.
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Knowledge exchange: people and places
https://le.ac.uk/insular-manuscripts/workshops/knowledge-exchange
The third of three Insular Manuscripts workshops, taking place in Vienna 2019, looked at insular manuscripts throughout Europe, Medieval library catalogues and ink analysis of insular manuscripts.
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West Antarctic Ice Sheet loss over the last 11000 years shown in new study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/west-antarctic-ice-sheet-loss-over-the-last-11-000-years-shown-in-new-study
An international team of researchers led by British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and involving our University has shown that wind-driven incursions of warm water forced the retreat of glaciers in West Antarctica during the past 11,000 years.
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Protecting Children Online
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/11/20/protecting-children-online/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on November 20, 2023 Di Levine – Assistant Professor/Lecturer and Impact Lead, School of Criminology & Research Associate (visiting researcher), Centre for Social Development in Africa,...
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New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals
Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.
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ResponsiveGov
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/responsivegov
This project will aim to answer these questions by developing a comparative study of governmental responsiveness in established democracies between 1980 and 2010.
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Leicester scientist features in Canadian-British documentary providing new insights into life and death of Jumbo the elephant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/leicester-scientist-features-in-canadian-british-documentary-providing-new-insights-into-life-and-death-of-jumbo-the-elephant
New insights into the life and mysterious death of Jumbo the elephant – a celebrity animal superstar whose story is said to have inspired the film ‘Dumbo’ – will be revealed in an international documentary featuring Dr Richard Thomas (pictured) from our School of...
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SEE ME AS ME exhibition launched at Attenborough Arts Centre as part of British Museum youth engagement project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/see-me-as-me
SEE ME AS ME features a mix of film, sculpture, creative writing and music – all created and curated by the team of young adults, with support from the creative team of Attenborough Arts Centre and Pedestrian.
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Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/14/astronomers-discover-four-new-hot-jupiters/
Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’