Search
-
Sunday 30th September Sol53
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/29/sunday-30th-september-sol53/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 29, 2012 We are closer to the descent into the lower area of Glenelg. The rock type around Curiosity has changed from the fluvial gravels and we are using the robotic arm to study it.
-
Take part in the PERFORM trial
https://le.ac.uk/perform/take-part
Patient information and resources Patient Information Sheet (PDF, 842kb) Patient Recruitment Poster (PDF, 298kb) Follow us on X: @PerformTrial or Bluesky: performtrial.bsky.social
-
Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/winchcombe-hayabusa2
Samples from other worlds have touched down in Leicester, to be analysed by space scientists studying the building blocks of our Solar System.
-
Dartmoor dig uncovers 'stunning' Early Bronze Age burial cist
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/august/dartmoor-cist
University of Leicester's Dr Laura Basell is working with Dartmoor National Park to analyse a newly discovered Bronze Age cist.
-
Are economists in touch with ordinary voters?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/08/12/are-economists-in-touch-with-ordinary-voters/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 12, 2016 Find out by reading the results of this interesting recent survey from the Centre for Macroeconomics. It also covers Brexit- why did votes ignore the advice of economists.
-
Celebrating 25 years of Hubble
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/celebrating-25-years-of-the-hubble
On 24 April 1990, NASA launched one of the most ambitious experiments in the history of astronomy: the Hubble Space Telescope.
-
Wednesday 14th Nov 2012 Sol 98
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/14/14th-nov-2012-sol-98/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 14, 2012 With its APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the robotic arm of Curiosity is measuring the composition of rocks and soil at Rocknest.
-
Funding for new research centre to investigate effect of environmental exposures on health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/january/27-nihr-funding
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has granted a £1 million development award to the University of Leicester to create a new pioneering national research centre to investigate the effect of environmental exposures on health.
-
Santa’s sleigh flies with the power of the Apollo mission rocket
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/santa-sleigh-engine
Santa’s sleigh would require equivalent thrust to that produced by the Saturn V rocket or 150 Boeing 747-400 engines, University of Leicester students have found.
-
6th August 2013 Sol 356
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/08/06/6th-august-2013-sol-356/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 6, 2013 First Birthday gateaux at CNES, Toulouse.