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Deck the halls with Christmas lights all the way to space
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/18-deck-halls-christmas-lights-space
A house illuminated with Christmas lights|University of Leicester students have calculated how many Christmas lights are needed to decorate a house to be visible from space.
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Waddington Scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/postgraduate/waddington-scholarships
Find out about Waddington Scholarships, available to aid students studying for a Masters degree in English at the University of Leicester. Scholarships are available to Home/EU and international students studying for a selection of campus-based courses.
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Ethnic Elders collection
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/collections/all/ethnic-elders
The Ethnic Elders collection is comprised of 19 interviews with members of various Asian communities in Leicester and conducted by the Ethnicity Research Centre in 1999. Get more information about the collection.
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Biggest leap in identified lung health genes paves way for personalised risk score
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/lung-health-genes
New Nature Genetics study led by Universities of Leicester and Nottingham finds over 500 genes linked to lung health, providing new targets for potential therapeutics
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Leicester “leads the way” on new National Space Strategy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/september/uk-space-strategy
The University of Leicester has today (Monday) welcomed publication of the UK Government’s new National Space Strategy.
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‘We take sexual violence extremely seriously’: Why should universities care about sexual violence?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2024/03/07/we-take-sexual-violence-extremely-seriously-why-should-universities-care-about-sexual-violence/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on March 7, 2024 Harriet Smailes – Postgraduate Researcher [Content warning: sexual violence – university and local support services: https://reportandsupport.le.ac.
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Advanced Imaging Facility (AIF)
https://le.ac.uk/cbs/facilities/aif
The Advanced Imaging Facility is part of Core Biotechnology Services and is the open access light microscopy facility in the College of Life Sciences.
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12th September 2017 Sol 1814 – Curiosity’s View Across Gale Crater
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/09/12/12th-september-2017-sol-1814-curiositys-view-across-gale-crater/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 12, 2017 View from Vera Rubin Ridge The Curiosity Rover has reached an elevation of 300 metres above our landing site.
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American Studies student to take the long way home for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/american-studies-student-to-take-the-long-way-home-for-charity
A student will join one of his oldest friends on a daunting 60-mile-a-day cycling trip from Austria to England in a mere 24 days.
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We’ve moved to a new website!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2025/07/31/weve-moved-to-a-new-website/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on July 31, 2025 If you’ve been wondering why this site has been a little quiet over the years then it’s because we have moved to a new website! Keep up to date on all things Library related by visiting our new site:...