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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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Can learning outcomes support the broader purposes of higher education? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/02/20/lopurposes/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Can learning outcomes support the broader purposes of higher education?
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University of Leicester staff blogs School of English Centre for New Writing hosts AHRC-funded Event
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/english/2014/06/26/centre-for-new-writing-hosts-ahrc-funded-event-on-dalit-literature/
Dalit Literature Ajay Navaria Centre for New Writing
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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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2018 - 2019
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2018-19
NanTroSEIZE The Nankai Trough Seismogenic Zone Experiment (NanTroSEIZE) is a complex multi-year project that started in 2007 and that is still sailing expeditions along the southeast coast of Japan in 2019.
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Hope for first drug treatment for life-threatening aneurysms
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/aneurysms-drug-treatment
Research suggests cholesterol-lowering drugs could be repurposed as treatment in breakthrough for patients
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Researchers find alternative way to extract high purity silver from used solar panels
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/bsf-solar-cells
A a new way of extracting valuable metals from end-of-life solar panels has been developed.
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News and events
https://le.ac.uk/celi/news-and-events
News and events from the Centre for European Law and Internationalisation.
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Biological Sciences (Biochemistry) MBiolSci
https://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-biochemistry-mbiolsci/2026
Unpicking the biochemical processes that make all living things (and viruses) tick is the first step to understanding the mechanisms that define life. Welcome to the fascinating and diverse world of biochemistry.
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Researcher wins Newton Fund Grant for Disasters and Development Research Network
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/researcher-wins-newton-fund-grant-for-disasters-and-development-research-network
A new project led by Dr Jonathan Corpus Ong from the Department of Media and Communication seeks to explore how media and communication technologies can be used during disasters as well as promote social welfare in the developing world.