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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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New United States elections (and other political) web archives
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/08/17/new-united-states-elections-and-other-political-web-archives/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on August 17, 2018 The Library of Congress has just released a mass of themed web archive collections.
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19th Octobe 2016 Sol 1495
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/10/19/19th-octobe-2016-sol-1495/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2016 Curiosity has been drilling at Sabina as we continue our Murray formation investigations. Meanwhile Trace Gas Orbiter has successfully been placed in orbit.
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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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Fighting Disinformation Online: Building the Database of Web Tools
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2020/03/06/fighting-disinformation-online-building-the-database-of-web-tools/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 6, 2020 A new report from think tank Rand describes the building of the database which has links to useful sources for researchers on detecting spam, codes, credibility scoring,...
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Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b
Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour
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Vere Rubin Ridge approach up slope
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/05/30/30th-may-2017-sol-1711/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 30, 2017 This Navigation camera image gives feel for the slopes of Aeolis Mons that we are climbing now. Daily drives often now ascend ~2 m and we have more battery recharging days.
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Zombie apocalypse would potentially wipe out humanity in just 100 days students calculate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/zombie-apocalypse-would-wipe-out-humanity-in-just-100-days-students-calculate
A real-life zombie outbreak would leave the world’s population in shambles, with less than 300 survivors remaining a mere one hundred days into the apocalypse, according to students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
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University of Leicester picks up two awards in VisitEnglands Awards for Excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/university-of-leicester-picks-up-two-awards-in-visitengland2019s-awards-for-excellence
The University of Leicester competed in national awards at the VisitEngland Awards for Excellence 2016 at the Winter Gardens, Blackpool where Attenborough Arts Centre and King Richard III Partnership won awards amongst the country’s elite tourism offers.
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BBC Radio 1XTRA special mention for up-and-coming music artist from our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/bbc1xtra-special-mention-for-up-and-coming-music-artist-from-our-university
A student at our University has been recognised for his music on a BBC Radio 1XTRA radio show. Yesterday evening, DJ Sian Anderson hosted the ‘online find’ segment of her show- a short slot dedicated to shining a light on new talent in the music industry.