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Asteroid fragments narrow down timeframe for giant planets’ current orbits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/giant-planet-instability
University of Leicester-led study suggests that the orbital instability of the giant planets happened between 60-100 million years after the beginning of the Solar System, with evidence found in meteorites linked to asteroid believed to be remains of a destroyed planetesimal
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‘Paradigm shift’ in ventilation needed to combat virus spread
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ventilation-paradigm-shift
Scientists from across fourteen different countries have today (Thursday) appealed to government for a ‘paradigm shift’ in improving indoor ventilation standards, as part of efforts to combat airborne COVID-19 virus transmission.
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Blast off! University supports launch of Rocket Round Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/rocket-round-leicester
Laura Betts, Fundraising Manager at LOROS Hospice and Rocket Round Leicester Project Manager said: “We’re excited to bring Rocket Round Leicester the city and inject colour and conversation back to the streets.
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New five-year plan set to boost Leicester’s creative economy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/cultural-strategy
A five-year strategy that aims to create thousands of new jobs in Leicester’s creative economy and engage hundreds more adults in the city’s arts and cultural offer has been backed by the University of Leicester.
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New Mars rover plan welcomed by University of Leicester scientists involved in mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/november/rosalind-franklin-exomars-new-plan
A new launch date and plan for landing platform for the Rosalind Franklin Rover approved by the European Space Agency, University of Leicester scientists have been involved in the mission to Mars for many years.
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ChancellorElect in visit to University and city report now online
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/chancellor-elect-in-visit-to-university-and-city
Lord Willetts, Chancellor-Elect of the University visited the campus on 15 February to celebrate the official launch of his new book, A University Education.
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Professor Alan Bryman: 1947-2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/07/27/professor-alan-bryman-1947-2017/
Posted by Martin Parker in School of Business Blog on July 27, 2017 Alan Bryman, Emeritus Professor in the School of Management (now Business School) at the University of Leicester died on Thursday the 20 th July 2017 at the age of 69.
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The Changing Leicester Collection
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/09/29/the-changing-leicester-collection/
A blog about cataloguing the Changing Leicester collection
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My role: library adviser, Archives and Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/10/03/my-role-library-adviser-archives-and-special-collections/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on October 3, 2022 Hello – my name is Eleanor Bloomfield and I am the (relatively) new library adviser for Archives and Special Collections.
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John Bridges: Mars Science Laboratory
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/01/john-bridges-mars-science-laboratory/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 1, 2012 Welcome to my Mars Science Laboratory Blog. My name is Dr John Bridges and I am a planetary scientist at the University of Leicester. I am also part of the Mars Science Laboratory mission team.