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jbridges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/
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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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.
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Arch-I-Scan blog Museum of London Archaeology photography – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/archiscan/2020/03/23/focus-photo-repeat/
Arch-I-Scan project's first session of pottery sherd photography at the Museum of London Archaeology
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STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships at Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/04/26/stfc-ernest-rutherford-fellowships-at-leicester/
STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships at Leicester
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Leicester continues rise up Complete University Guide rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/leicester-rise-complete-university-guide-rankings
The University of Leicester has continued its rise up the rankings in the 2026 Complete University Guide.
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Black Lives Matter
https://le.ac.uk/american-studies/about/black-lives-matter
Academics in the Centre for American Studies have put together a list of resources for anyone interested in learning more about the Black Lives Matter movement.
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Observing Jupiter’s aurora from the top of a Volcano
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/01/observing-jupiters-aurora-from-the-top-of-a-volcano/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 1, 2016 As part of the ground based support for the Juno mission, I visited the Mauna Kea Observatories, Hawaii, in February through to the beginning of March this year.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-higher-education/resources
Click here for links to resources designed for higher education students. Our university has the relevant resources and equipment to help you acheive academic success.
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Facilities
https://le.ac.uk/geography/study/facilities
Geography at the University of Leicester has state-of-the-art facilities, providing a world class environment for student learning. Find out more about our laboratories, our 3D stereo virtual reality theatre, our study centre, equipment and more.
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Leicester rises up the Complete University Guide table
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/complete-uni-guide
The University of Leicester has risen up the rankings in the 2025 Complete University Guide.