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Sleeping giant surprises Gaia scientists
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/black-hole
Most massive black hole in our galaxy spotted by team including scientists from the University of Leicester and Space Park Leicester
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Scholarships and prizes
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/scholarships
Find out about awards available to support you during a Geology degree at the University of Leicester. We run career-track bursary schemes and offer competitive prizes and awards in each year for academic achievement and overall performance.
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BSc or MGeol?
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/undergraduate/bsc-mgeol
Alongside the flexibility to change between the different degree programmes we also ensure that it is possible to transfer between the three-year (BSc) and the four-year (MGeol) degree, such that you can graduate with the qualification most appropriate for your future career.
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HeForShe event aims to tackle gender violence on campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/heforshe-event-aims-to-tackle-gender-violence-on-campus
On Tuesday 29 November, the University will hold a HeForShe Global Ideathon which invites staff and students to help generate ways in which universities can tackle gender violence on campuses worldwide.
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Celebrating 40 years of DNA fingerprinting
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/september/dna-fingerprinting
Today (10 September) marks the 40th anniversary of a ground-breaking discovery that transformed the way criminal investigations were carried out: DNA fingerprinting.
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Temporary Trade Barriers Database (World Bank) updated
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/temporary-trade-barriers-database-world-bank-updated/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This database collects information on the use of temporary trade barriers by 30 countries from the 1980s- 2024. Includes information and downloadable files on anti-dumping measures.
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Leicester Astronomers Looking Ahead to First Light for Webb
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/28/leicester-astronomers-looking-ahead-to-first-light-for-webb/
Leicester Astronomers Looking Ahead to First Light for Webb
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2019 news
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/contemporary-environments/anthropocene-research-group/news/2019
2 November 2019 Climate Change and the City As part of the ESRC Social Science Festival, “Climate Change and the City” looked at the challenges posed to Cities and Citizens around consumption, production and the future of education.
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World Digital Preservation Day 2023: making digital preservation greener
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2023/11/02/world-digital-preservation-day-2023-making-digital-preservation-greener/
Posted by vholmes in Library and Learning Services on November 2, 2023 Logo for World Digital Preservation Day, 2 November 2023 The theme for WPDP2023 (2 November) is Digital Preservation: A Concerted Effort . This post is a write-up of an online talk to celebrate the day.
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A chance to talk about gibbeting and hanging in France? Yes, please! By Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/02/22/parlons-du-gibbet-en-france/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on February 22, 2016 One of the joys of academic work is participating in study days or workshops that bring together a diverse group of scholars to approach a theme or issue from multiple vantage.