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Leicester astronomers play key role in groundbreaking movie of the cosmos by new observatory
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/astronomers-groundbreaking-movie-cosmos-new-observatory
The decade-long wait for UK astronomers ends as the NSF–DOE Vera C. Rubin Observatory, which University of Leicester space scientists have contributed to, reveals dazzling first images
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Innovative UK-led space technology takes off on BepiColombo mission to Mercury
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/18-bepicolombo
BepiColombo MIXS Instrument - Mission to Mercury -t0H3nz_nkI MIXS instrument The MIXS instrument 700|With £6.
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University of Leicester celebrates top 2% global sustainability ranking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/the-sustainability-ranking
The University of Leicester is once again celebrating global sustainability success after being ranked in the top 2% of global universities for its contribution to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Ranking.
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World-first clinical trial to test personalised treatments for aggressive form of lung cancer
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/29-world-first-clinical-personalised-treatment-lung-cancer
The first-ever trial into delivering personalised treatment for mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, opened at the HOPE Clinical Trials Facility at Leicester's Hospitals today (Tuesday 29 January).
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350 Years Ago Pepys and the Easter of 1666
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/350-years-ago-pepys-and-the-easter-of-1666
350 years ago, on the Easter of 1666, famous diarist Samuel Pepys recorded how he failed to join a Church of England service at the Chapel in Whitehall Palace as it was too crowded over the festive period.
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Technique will turbocharge new medicines to combat antimicrobial resistance
https://le.ac.uk/news/2026/april/bacteriophages-antimicrobial-resistance-leicester
Scientists at the University of Leicester have developed a new technique that will turbocharge the use of phages for medicinal purposes
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News and New Normals – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2021/03/22/news-and-new-normals/
This blog post celebrates recent paper presentations and discusses what it has been like for the team to continue scanning during the third national lockdown in England.
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Leicester space scientist proves she has what it takes to become an astronaut
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/leicester-space-scientist-proves-she-has-what-it-takes-to-become-an-astronaut
Dr Suzie Imber, from the University’s Department of Physics and Astronomy, is a step closer to becoming an astronaut after being crowned the winner of the six-part BBC show ‘Astronauts: Have You Got What It Takes?’ Suzie fought off tough competition from 11 other...
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Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/solar-system-samples-touch-down-in-leicester/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Samples from other worlds will be examined by space scientists at the University of Leicester as we continue to study the building blocks of the Solar System.
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Articles and features
https://le.ac.uk/arts/research/luigi-ghirri/blogs-and-resources/articles-and-features
Written blog posts and visual materials as resources drawn from an interdisciplinary research network studying and exploring Luigi Ghirri's work and legacy in photographic art.