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New project to save sole surviving population of rare wildflower
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/new-project-to-save-sole-surviving-population-of-rare-wildflower
A new conservation project at the Botanic Garden hopes to save a rare wildflower that is almost extinct throughout Leicestershire and Rutland - and has a declining population nationwide.
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25th September 2013 Sol 404
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/09/25/25th-september-2013-sol-404/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 25, 2013 We have now left Waypoint Point 1 and started out for Waypoint 2, at about 1 km distance.
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Thursday 9th August Sol 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/08/thursday-9th-august-sol-3/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 8, 2012 We wait for each pass by Odyssey or Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) to return more images. Our navigation cameras (NavCam) are producing the first of our panoramic mosaics.
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Caribbean Takeaway Takeover
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2022/05/20/caribbean-takeaway-takeover/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 20, 2022 Caribbean Takeaway Takeover: Identities and Stories Oral histories of ten Caribbean elders from the Windrush generation, who arrived in the UK between the 1940s-1960s, have been...
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South Asian Heritage Month – Book Hide and Seek
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/07/04/south-asian-heritage-month-book-hide-and-seek/
Posted by stl5 in Library and Learning Services on July 4, 2024 University of Leicester Library and Learning Services – Book Hide & Seek South Asian Heritage Month is the name given to the month-long celebration in the South Asian diaspora to celebrate the heritage of...
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8th October 2013 Sol 417
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/08/8th-october-2013-sol-417/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2013 Our last drive was about 85 m away from Waypoint 1 towards the SW. As we progress one of the new ways we image the landscape is with the MAHLI microimager.
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31st December 2014 Sol 854
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/12/31/31st-december-2014-sol-854/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 31, 2014 We are continuing the Pahrump localities looped drive. MSL is not working full time over the holidays but we had a ‘3-sol’ plan on the 29th December. I was the Geo Science Theme Lead for the day.
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Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths
A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...
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25th April 2014 Sol 611
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/25/25th-april-2014-sol-611/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 25, 2014 Here is the chosen drill site – Windjana (named after a famous set of rocks in W. Australia which show ancient paintings).
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Tuesday 20th Nov. Sol 104
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/20/tuesday-20th-nov-sol-104/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 20, 2012 We have moved from Rocknest where our analyses of soil, rocks and atmosphere are complete. We have a lot of data to examine.