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Optics
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/mixs/optics
The MIXS optics were designed with inspiration from a lobster’s eye. This is because instead of using lenses, like how our eyes work, it uses mirrors to reflect the light. There are lots of small channels that allow the X-rays to be reflected and focused onto the detector.
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Life as a Leicester postgraduate 2015 in review
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/life-as-a
The University of Leicester’s vibrant, active postgraduate research community participate in international conferences, are awarded prizes for their research, and share cutting-edge research with the wider community.
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Food and drink
https://le.ac.uk/food-drink
Find out more about food and drink at Leicester, including our outlets, UPAY Rewards and our sustainability.
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Travel
https://le.ac.uk/sustainability/impacts/travel
Providing infrastructure and procedures that enable staff and students to follow the University’s sustainable travel hierarchy of: ‘Avoid unnecessary travel; Reduce travel; Choose efficient low-carbon travel; Maximise the benefits of the travel.’
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International Partnership Space Project
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/international-partnership-space-project
Information on The International Partnership Space Project (IPSP), a collaboration between UK, Mexican and Brazilian institutions to improve the application of earth observation in the forest sector.
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Leicester geneticist to deliver Richard III talk at international conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicester-geneticist-to-deliver-richard-iii-talk-at-international-conference
Professor Turi King (pictured) from our Department of Genetics and School of Archaeology and Ancient History will be giving a Special Plenary Lecture at the 10th International Society for Applied Biological Sciences (ISABS) Conference in Dubrovnik, Republic of Croatia...
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Protecting children from war and violence
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/social-justice/protecting-children
In any society subjected to war or violence, children are the innocent victims. Even if they are not injured themselves, the experience is understandably traumatic.
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Fellowship
https://le.ac.uk/enterprise/global-partnerships/aiou/fellowship
The University of Leicester’s International Professional Development Unit has welcomed many visiting postdoctoral fellows from a range of countries, including China, Saudi Arabia, and Kazakhstan.
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Borrowing
https://le.ac.uk/library/using/borrowing
See the length of time members can borrow items for, as well as how to return or request a book. requesting articles, chapters, books and journals not available in our collection from other libraries. Loaning or providing items from our collection to other libraries
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Expedition 339: Mediterranean Outflow
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2011-12/mediterranean
November 2011 – January 2012 Expedition 339 was primarily paleoceanographic in nature, focusing mainly on the investigation of Mediterranean Outflow Water (MOW) through the Strait of Gibraltar (Gibraltar Gateway) and its influence on North Atlantic Ocean circulation and...