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18th June 2013 Sol 308
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/06/18/18th-june-2013-sol-308/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 18, 2013 I am taking my turn at being the GeoMin group theme lead this sol. I am also the ChemCam science theme group member.
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10th March 2014 Sol 565
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/03/10/10th-march-2014-sol-565/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 10, 2014 We are having a set of drive-only sols, to reach our next Waypont Kimberley in the next few days. At Kimberley we may do our third drill hole.
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Sunday 16th September Sol 40
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/16/sunday-16th-september-sol-40/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 16, 2012 As we move forward we are making remarkable new discoveries. There is a palpable air of excitement in the Science Discussions as the MastCam images appear.
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Refugee Week: schoolchildren from Leicester to send messages of hope to refugee camp
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/june/19-refugee-week-primary-school-messages-of-hope
Children from a Leicester school are to send messages of hope to a refugee camp in Greece. They will also create a storybook which will contain blank cards for children in the refugee camp to fill and send back - starting a dialogue between the children.
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University of Leicester ranked in UK top three for COVID-19 research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/august/leicester-ranked-in-uk-top-three-for-covid-19-research
Leicester has been ranked as one of the top performing universities in the UK for COVID-19 research.
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18th June 2014 Sol 664
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/06/18/18th-june-2014-sol-644/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 18, 2014 Today I am GeoSTL lead. As we approach our first martian year we are concentrating on driving. We recently managed 120 m in one sol.
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Students Union name Guide Dogs UK puppy Lester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/students2019-union-name-guide-dog-puppy-2018lester2019
Following exceptional fundraising efforts in the past few years, the University of Leicester Students’ Union has had the honour of naming a beautiful eight-week-old white Labrador Guide Dogs UK pup.
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New UK ‘Space City’ cluster launched in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/space-city
£233 million investment in major UK cluster for space technology and research
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Leicester Heroes event aims to recruit hundreds of new potential stem cell donors
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/april/30-rik-basra-anthony-nolan
The University of Leicester has once again teamed up with the Rik Basra Leukaemia Campaign to host an event on Tuesday 30 April 2019 which aims to recruit hundreds of new potential donors to the Anthony Nolan stem cell register.
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University of Leicester response to UCU strike action
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/ucu-strike-response
The University of Leicester has responded to the University and College Union (UCU)’s strike action, which commenced today: “It is regrettable that the UCU union has decided to proceed with strike action and has called for a global boycott.