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March 20th 2013 Sol 221
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/20/march-20th-2013-sol-221/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 20, 2013 On April 18 th there will be a Mars solar conjunction, when Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun. This occurs every 26 months ie the length of the Mars year.
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12th July 2013 Sol 332
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/12/12th-july-2013-sol-332/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 12, 2013 Operations week at Toulouse is coming to an end and is switching back to the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory. In Toulouse the opeations centre is housed by the French Space Agency CNES.
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28th September 2014 Sol 762
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/09/28/28th-september-2014-sol-762/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 28, 2014 Pahrump Hills Drillhole We have completed the mini and main drill holes, at the Confidence Hills locality in Pahrump Hills. Over the weekend the drill powder is being sieved and transferred to CheMin.
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11th November 2014 Sol 806
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/11/11/11th-november-2014-sol-806/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 11, 2014 Mars Science Laboratory has changed our view of Mars: following the 2 Viking landers of 1976 and the Pathfinder Lander in 1997 we had an idea that Mars was predominantly made of basaltic igneous rocks.
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Person-Job Fit: Some Questions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/02/14/person-job-fit-some-questions/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on February 14, 2017 So the media appears to be full of stories about Donald J Trump these days, and how he has started in his new job.
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The rise of horse power ~ 4,200 years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/horses
1. An international research team sequenced the genomes of hundreds of horse archaeological remains to track the historical rise of horse-based mobility around 4200 years ago in the Pontic-Caspian steppes. 2.
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National Civil War Centre
https://le.ac.uk/history/outreach/national-civil-war-centre
The Centre for English Local History at the University of Leicester and the National Civil War Centre (NCWC) have been working together to transform the public history of the British and Irish Civil Wars since 2012, when Newark Museum began its transformation, with the help...
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Leicester scientist lends insight into Hubble ‘shadow play’ around planet-forming disc
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/shadow-planet-disc
University of Leicester scientist contributed modelling to new study to give insight into warping of protoplanetary discs by planets.
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Refugee Week: 17 to 23 June 2019
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/13-refugee-week-university-of-sanctuary
The University of Leicester’s Refugee Week, from 17 to 23 June 2019, is part of the UK’s largest festival celebrating the contribution of refugees to British society through a programme of arts, culture and education.
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Shadow ministerial visit highlights efforts to enhance diversity and inclusion in science led by the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/mp-visit
The Shadow Minster for Science, Research and Innovation, Chi Onwurah, has spent a day at Space Park Leicester, speaking to University experts about widening participation and inclusivity in STEM subjects.