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Ground-breaking lawyer joins University Law Society as president
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/september/luls-president
Leicester University Law Society has announced that I. Stephanie Boyce will act as its president for the next academic year, starting in October 2022.
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The 2021 Partial Solar Eclipse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/11/the-2021-partial-solar-eclipse/
The 2021 Partial Solar Eclipse
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Dr Ken Edwards
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/ken-edwards
Obituary notice for Dr Ken Edwards, former Vice-Chancellor at the University of Leicester.
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Departments receive recognition for tackling gender inequality
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/university-of-leicester-departments-receive-recognition-for-tackling-gender-inequality
Advance HE has announced that three University of Leicester departments are among the most recent institutions and departments to receive an Athena SWAN award, in the charter that recognises commitment to tackling gender inequality in higher education.
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Research suggests people with forms of earlyonset Parkinsons disease may benefit from boosting niacin in diet
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/research-suggests-people-with-forms-of-early-onset-parkinson2019s-disease-may-benefit-from-boosting-niacin-in-diet
People with certain forms of early-onset Parkinson’s disease may benefit from boosting the amount of niacin in their diet, according to new research from our University. Niacin, or Vitamin B3, is found in a variety of foods, including nuts and meat.
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New research highlights how environment plays key role in changing movement behaviour of animals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/new-research-highlights-how-environment-plays-key-role-in-changing-movement-behaviour-of-animals
Researchers from our Department of Mathematics have developed a theory which explains how small animals, such as bats, insects and birds, adjust their movement behaviour based on cues within their environment.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.
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Exoplanets and their Origins – Professor Richard Alexander Centenary Inaugural Lecture
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/28/exoplanets-and-their-origins-professor-richard-alexander-centenary-inaugural-lecture/
Exoplanets and their Origins - Professor Richard Alexander Centenary Inaugural Lecture
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Podcast: John Remedios on Protecting Earth
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/19/podcast-john-remedios-on-protecting-earth/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 19 November 2021 John Remedios, Professor of Earth Observation Science, and Director of the National Centre for Earth Observation, discusses the part physics plays in the studying of the atmosphere, the...
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slc25
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/sarah_casewell/
Emma Bunce Discusses Planetary Missions on RAS podcast Posted by slc25 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 October 2020 “I think I would probably go back in time and pick Voyager…“ Our Head of School, and President of the Royal Astronomical Society Prof.