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Space Park Leicester to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Beagle 2 Mars Lander: lost and found
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/beagle-2-lecture
Professor Mark Sims will give a lecture to mark the 20th anniversary of the landing of the Beagle 2 Mars Lander, held at Space Park Leicester on 8 December
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Academy recognises Leicester academic’s healthcare expertise
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/natalie-armstrong
A prominent healthcare academic at the University of Leicester has been recognised as an expert in her field by the Academy of Social Sciences.
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Expert opinions cover middleaged entrepreneurs descended testicles in mammals heatwaves sex work football and heritage sites
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/expert-opinions-cover-entrepreneurs-and-descended-testicles-in-mammals
In an article for The Conversation, Dr Sukanlaya Sawang from our School of Business has discussed how research shows that the probability of entrepreneurial success jumps after the age of 35, increasing up to the age of 60.
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Leicester among worlds most influential for asthma research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-among-2018world2019s-most-influential2019-for-asthma-research
A study of the most influential research in asthma in the last 50 years from around the world found that the University of Leicester and Leicester’s Hospitals asthma research team were in the top 3 worldwide.
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Scientists home in on a potential Anthropocene Golden Spike in new research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/scientists-home-in-on-a-potential-anthropocene-2018golden-spike2019-in-new-research
The international working group, which includes geologists Jan Zalasiewicz, Mark Williams and Colin Waters, from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment and archaeologist Matt Edgeworth has, since 2009, been analysing the case for formalisation of the...
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Past PhD projects
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/study/research-degrees/past-phd-projects
Browse the list of past medieval PhD projects undertaken at the University of Leicester. Thesis topics range across the whole of the Middle Ages and also across the full range of disciplines represented within the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities.
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Student balloon flight project tests innovative descent system and astrobiology experiment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/student-balloon-flight-project-tests-innovative-descent-system-and-astrobiology-experiment
Physics students from our University have flown a new high altitude balloon, achieving a successful test of their innovative descent system which could help in the development of stratospheric flights in the future.
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Leicester expert discusses the rise of bingewatching through new digital platforms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-expert-discusses-the-rise-of-2018binge-watching2019-through-new-digital-platforms
Fans of popular TV programmes such as Game of Thrones, the Walking Dead or Orange is the New Black may be familiar with the idea of binge-watching – sitting back and watching through multiple episodes of shows which carry an almost addictive quality.
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Role specification
https://le.ac.uk/about/who-we-are/governance/court/chancellor/specification
Term of office To be determined by Court on appointment, but normally a maximum period of five years. Remuneration This is an honorary position with travel and subsistence expenses paid. Role purpose The Chancellor is the ceremonial head of the University.
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Dr Sara Maria Sandrini
https://le.ac.uk/respiratory-sciences/alumni/sara-maria-sandrini
Find out more about Dr Sara Maria Sandrini, alumna of the University of Leicester Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. She is a Products Development and Technical Support Executive for Cleaver Scientific in Rugby.