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jbridges: Page 2
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/2/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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PhD student receives prestigious research grant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/phd-student-receives-prestigious-research-grant
A PhD student has been awarded funding to investigate the ‘fingerprint’ of organic matter in the Carboniferous Bowland Shale.
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Chemistry@Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/science-kitchen/chemistry-at-leicester
Here we describe how simple demonstrations can be used to explain how the cutting-edge facilities and scientific instruments available within Leicester's School of Chemistry contribute to our world-leading research.
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Leicester academic to lead UN session on transport of the future
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/sarah-jane-fox
University of Leicester’s Dr Sarah Jane Fox will lead a session on sustainable transport at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland this month. The session is part of the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) which is taking place from 27 May until 31 May.
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Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/onthisdayofwar/2015/06/18/commemorating-samuel-whitbread-1758-1815/
Posted by Philip Shaw in On This Day of War on June 18, 2015 ‘I deny the insane proposition that peace is more dangerous than war’: Commemorating Samuel Whitbread, 1758-1815 By E.J.
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Topics
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics
Genetics Genetics 3D close up of DNA strand. 0 Developmental genetics Developmental genetics Pipette in petri dishes. 100 DNA, genes and chromosomes DNA, genes and chromosomes Abstract image of DNA strand.
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Planetary Magnetospheres and Ionospheres
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/planetary-science/planetary-magnetospheres-and-ionospheres
Our research focuses on the processes that take place in the outer gaseous environments of solar system bodies, involving the coupling of the planetary upper atmosphere and magnetic field with the solar wind plasma that blows continuously outward from the Sun.
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Baby pterodactyls could fly from birth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/12-baby-pterodactyls-flying-from-birth
A breakthrough discovery has found that pterodactyls, extinct flying reptiles also known as pterosaurs, had a remarkable ability – they could fly from birth.
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Leicester screens Film about 7-year-old who saved the lives of 15 people
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-leicester-screens-film-7-year-old-saved-15-people
Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival logo 2297|Oksijan is being screened as part of the 5th annual Leicester Human Rights Arts and Film Festival The University of Leicester will host the Leicester screening of Oksijan, a short film by writer and director Edward...
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Decoding gigantic insect genome could help tackle devastating locust crises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/locusts
A ‘game changing’ study deciphering the genetic material of the desert locust by researchers at the University of Leicester, could help combat the crop-ravaging behaviour of the notorious insect pest which currently exacerbates a hunger crisis across many developing countries.