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The World Wide Web is 30 years old
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/18/the-world-wide-web-is-30-years-old/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 18, 2019 On March 12, 1989, British computer scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee submitted his proposal for what would become the World Wide Web to his boss at the European Organization for...
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Goal 2: Zero Hunger
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/sdgs/zero-hunger
The second Sustainable Development Goal is to end hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
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Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/solar-system-samples-touch-down-in-leicester/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Samples from other worlds will be examined by space scientists at the University of Leicester as we continue to study the building blocks of the Solar System.
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James Webb Space Telescope discovers high-altitude jet stream at Jupiter’s equator
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/jupiter-jet-streams
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) team including University of Leicester scientists has discovered a never-before-seen feature in Jupiter’s atmosphere.
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Chin Han Yap
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2021/chin-han-yap
The University has learned with sadness of the death of one of our students, Chin Han H Yap, known to everyone as Chin.
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Job knowlegde platform
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2012/08/03/job-knowlegde-platform/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 3, 2012 https://www.jobsknowledge.org/Pages/Home.aspx New beta site launched by World Bank in collaboration with partner organizations. It aims to share ideas on what works in job creation.
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Soul
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink/outlets/soul
Find out more about the Soul food outlet in the Students' Union on Leicester central campus.
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Excitement builds for launch of James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/october/jwst-launch
MIRI, like much of JWST’s instrumentation, will be protected from the intense radiation of the Sun by a huge five-layer sunshade which will unfold remotely as the telescope journeys to its final destination, around Lagrange point 2 (L2), where the gravitational pull of the...
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Humanitarian crises app
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/26/humanitarian-crises-app/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 26, 2013 New United Nations Office for Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) Humanitarian Kiosk iOS app A new application for geting the latest news direct from the UN about...
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Turkish Uppe-intermediate (Level 4)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/languages/turkish/level-4
Turkish course for beginners at Leicester University