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Expert reaction to the Manchester moorland fires
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/expert-reaction-to-the-manchester-moorland-fires
Sue Page, Professor of Physical Geography from our School of Geography, Geology and the Environment, has provided expert comment on the Saddleworth Moor fire which has been raging for three days.
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Arch-I-Scan’s end-of-the-year-successes – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2021/01/18/celebrating-end-of-the-year-successes/
The Arch-I-Scan project recounts a few end-of-2020 successes, including a paper presentation at the CAA conference, an interdisciplinary award from the University's Images of Research competition, and the announcement of Professor Ivan Tyukin's Turing AI Fellowship.
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Jane Austen on the £10 note University of Leicester staff blogs
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2013/09/17/jane-austen-on-the-10-note/
Posted by Julian North in School of English Blog on September 17, 2013 I’ve been writing about portraits of Charlotte Bronte this summer. When the story about Jane Austen on the £10 note broke in July, Leicester Exchanges asked me to write a piece.
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Applying for loans
https://le.ac.uk/policies/fees-funding/us-loans/applying
Title IV Direct Loan You must meet the general eligibility criteria to be able to apply for Title IV loans. You can find out more about eligibility on the StudentAid website.
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Sneaking a peek at the ring of a 180km crater
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/sneaking-a-peek-at-the-ring-of-a-180km-crater
Researchers from the universities of Leicester and Montpellier will be heading to the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico to participate in a drilling expedition that addresses the science behind the Chicxulub impact structure.
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Leicester team shows how to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-team-shows-how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-from-agricultural-peatland
Raising the water table could slow down global warming, boost crop yields, and preserve peat soils according to a new study.
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Metals in dust and soils and health
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/our-research/metals-in-dust-and-soils
The aim of this project is to investigate exposures to metals from soils and dust and assess potential health risks.
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Death’s Doings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/24/deaths-doings/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 24, 2015 In spite of all the Hypochondriac’s attempts to keep sickness at bay, Death comes whizzing down the chimney in the form of a skeletal spider. The Hypochondriac’s cat remains unmoved.
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Genetics and law for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education/law
We cover genetic-related issues that are in the news and where the legislation has affected how they are used.
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Happiness (and the effects of Covid-19 on it)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2021/03/22/happiness-and-the-effects-of-covid-19-on-it/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 22, 2021 The World Happiness Report is a survey of the state of global happiness that ranks over 150 countries by how happy their citizens feel themselves to be.