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Stephen Hawking tributes to one of the greatest minds in science
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/stephen-hawking-tributes-to-one-of-the-greatest-minds-in-science
The University has paid tribute to one of the greatest minds in science and honorary graduate Professor Stephen Hawking on the news of his death. The University of Cambridge announced the sad news on 14 March.
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Ancient climate change solves mystery of vanished South African lakes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/south-africa-lakes
Arid regions of South Africa were once home to lakes, a University of Leicester-led study has confirmed. Scientists have used modelling to determine the climate and ecology at the time.
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Gaia: the galactic mapmaker that is leading a ‘silent revolution’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/gaia-anniversary
University of Leicester scientists mark tenth anniversary of the Gaia space observatory, and its efforts to create a 3D map of our galaxy
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Sweet genes – not sweet dreams - could explain why a bad night’s sleep makes you older
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/sleep
New funding support to research teams at University of Leicester to study sleep’s effects on ageing epigenetics Changes to our DNA occur as we get older and could be affected by sleep disturbance Scientists aim to find out whether this epigenetic clock plays a...
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Award-winning satellite ecosystem protection project developed by Leicester researchers showcased to Kenyan President
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/july/forest-alert
An award-winning satellite project developed by researchers at the University of Leicester with support from the National Centre for Earth Observation has been showcased as part President Kenyatta’s visit to London, where he marked the UK-Kenya partnership on climate change.
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Scientists pour cold water on claim British rivers are ‘cleanest since Industrial Revolution’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/river-water-quality
Scientists and charities have poured cold water on recent claims that water quality in British rivers is “better than at any time since the end of the Industrial Revolution”.
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Leicester Earth Observation expert unravels SpaceX spiral phenomenon for BBC’s The Sky at Night
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/november/earth-observation-expert-spacex-spiral-phenomenon
Professor Paul Monks gives his expert insight for the long-running BBC astronomy TV programme.
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Alexander Waugh at the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society – The University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/waughandwords/2015/10/29/alexander-waugh-at-the-leicester-lit-and-phil/
Alexander Waugh gave a talk on Combe Florey House to the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society
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on not using tidymodels
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/10/05/on-not-using-tidymodels/
argument against using tidymodels when teaching data analysis
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Winners of the Dunlop Polymer Engineering Division Prizes
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/study/undergraduate/prizes/dunlop-prizes
There are two separate Dunlop Prizes of £150 each, awarded for the best graduating MChem student and the best graduating BSc student from the University of Leicester's Department of Chemistry. See a list of previous winners.