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Space Instrumentation Research
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/instrumentation
A page showing the range of space instrumentation research undertaken at the University of Leicester
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Masai charity mission for Mazin
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/masaai-charity-mission-for-mazin
Final year Medical Genetics student Mazin Mirza (pictured) is planning to live amongst the Masaai tribespeople of Kenya and raise money for charity.
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Leicester astronomers observe star reborn in a flash
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/leicester-astronomers-observe-star-reborn-in-a-flash
An international team of astronomers using Hubble and led by our University has been able to study stellar evolution in real time. Over a period of 30 years dramatic increases in the temperature of the star SAO 244567 have been observed.
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Leicestershires unusual historical habits revealed
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicestershire2019s-unusual-historical-habits-revealed
From fattening pigs to enjoying a nice slice of crow pie, unusual historical habits in villages throughout Leicestershire have been revealed by our East Midlands Oral History Archive (EMOHA).
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Leicester among best 10 cities in the UK according to new survey
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/leicester-among-best-10-cities-in-the-uk-according-to-new-survey
Leicester has been named one of the top 10 cities in the UK to live and work in, according to a new study by economists at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
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How to apply
https://le.ac.uk/study/how-to-apply
Information on how to apply to our courses, including details of qualifications, deadlines, language skills and visas.
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Communication and Outreach
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen/communication-and-outreach
Descriptions of the science communication and outreach content created in the Science Kitchen.
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System Re-engineering
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/co7206
Module code: CO7206 Software engineers are often hired to maintain and evolve existing systems, rather than develop new ones.
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Motor Cities
https://le.ac.uk/history/research/current-research-grants/previous-research-grants-and-projects/motor-cities
Leverhulme Research Project Grant (£154,757) October 2011-September 2014 Professor Simon Gunn and Dr Susan Townsend (University of Nottingham) In the last half century the automobile has transformed life in cities across much of the globe, offering unprecedented freedom...
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Research suggests controversial test could be leading to unnecessary open heart operations
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/research-suggests-controversial-test-could-be-leading-to-unnecessary-open-heart-operations
An approved international test to check whether people need open heart surgery could be sending twice as many people under the knife unnecessarily, at a cost of nearly £75m, research by our University has suggested.