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New analysis reveals the brutal history of the Winchcombe meteorite’s journey through space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/winchcombe-meteorite
Famous meteorite undergoes scientific analysis, including advanced electron microscopy at University of Leicester, providing insight into the meteorite’s journey through space to Earth
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Lost tombs and quarries rediscovered on British military base in Cyprus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/cyprus-archaeology
University of Leicester Archaeological Services rediscovers 46 sites at the Eastern Sovereign Base Area at Dhekelia, Cyprus, working on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO)
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Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney on taking a Leicester PhD to NASA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/05/dr-naomi-rowe-gurney-on-taking-a-leicester-phd-to-nasa/
A five-year break in China, a worldwide pandemic, and delays to the most complex space telescope ever built: none of these were enough to stop Naomi Rowe-Gurney breaking new ground to complete her PhD at Leicester and land a dream job with NASA.
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Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/11/sharpest-earth-based-images-of-europa-and-ganymede-reveal-their-icy-landscape/
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth.
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Get involved
https://le.ac.uk/alumni/get-involved
From joining the Alumni Association Standing Committee, to mentoring, to simply sharing your post-graduation story with us, there are so many ways that you can stay involved with the University and its current students.
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Facilities
https://le.ac.uk/study/undergraduates/mature-students/facilities
Learn about the facilities available to you as a mature student, including the David Wilson library, our sports centres and our nursery.
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The Thatcher Factor: The 1980s in Literature
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/en3144
Module code: EN3144 This module examines representations of the 1980s, a decade defined by Thatcherism.
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Science Fiction Cinema
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ha3480
Module code: HA3480 This module will consider the history of science fiction in the cinema from the 1920s to the present. It will examine the narrative and thematic concerns of science fiction and the formal and aesthetic strategies of the genre.
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Integrated Engineering Design
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/eg2006
Module code: EG2006 This module gives you the opportunity to work in teams to both design and test an engineering system, but also to take part in a simulated business activity to learn how engineering decisions influence the profitability of businesses.
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Dora's story
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/learning/doras-story
Dora Northern was born Dora Schutte in Berlin, Germany in 1923. When she was ten years old, Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party came to power in her country. Dora lived in Germany until the end of the Second World War.