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21st December 2016 Sol 1556
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/12/21/21st-december-2016-sol-1556/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 21, 2016 I am Geo-Min Science theme lead for todays plan. As usual after 4 years of operations we are doing 3 sols of planning at one go.
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Take a virtual tour of Leicesters campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/take-a-virtual-tour-of-leicester2019s-campus
New images available through Google Maps Street View mean that becoming well acquainted with the campus is easier than ever. Prospective students and staff can take a peek inside the brand new Centre for Medicine, or virtually wander around the David Wilson Library.
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Using Turnitin to teach about plagiarism
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/06/30/using-turnitin-to-teach-about-plagiarism/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on June 30, 2016 Turnitin is not just for spotting plagiarism once an assignment is uploaded. It can be used to teach students about plagiarism.
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1st May 2014 Sol 618
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/05/01/1st-may-2014-sol-618/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 1, 2014 Here is a MastCam image of drilling in progress. This is the first ‘minidrill’ hole at Windjana. You can see that Red Mars is only a very thin layer on the planet.
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Tuesday 20th Nov. Sol 104
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/20/tuesday-20th-nov-sol-104/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 20, 2012 We have moved from Rocknest where our analyses of soil, rocks and atmosphere are complete. We have a lot of data to examine.
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31st July 2014 Sol 705
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/31/31st-july-2014-sol-705/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 31, 2014 We have been analysing the Windjana drill tailings for over 2 months now and have just dumped the drill tailings.
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M.C. Loureiro
https://le.ac.uk/people/marc-loureiro
The academic profile of Dr Marc Loureiro, Lecturer at University of Leicester
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25 years ago Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys solved the mystery of what happened to notorious Nazi war criminal
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/november/25-years-ago-professor-sir-alec-jeffreys-solved-the-mystery-of-what-happened-to-notorious-nazi-war-criminal
25 years ago yesterday (18 November, 1990), the Leicester Mercury ran an article about genetic fingerprinting pioneer Professor Sir Alec Jeffreys, covering his sensational breakthrough to help identify the Auschwitz 'Angel of Death'.
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April 19th 2013 Sol 250
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/04/19/april-19th-2013-sol-250/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 19, 2013 Even though Curiosity and its robotic arm are parked during Conjunction, the thermal control system continues to operate.
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Stargazing Live 2015 astronomers mark solar eclipse
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/astronomers-to-shed-light-on-space-discoveries-to-mark-spectacular-solar-eclipse
Our space scientists will be taking part in a spectacular event to mark the solar eclipse on 20 March by demonstrating some of their out-of-this-world research – including how they located and identified Beagle 2 on Mars.