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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.
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Waging war on cultural terrorism
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world/cultural-terrorism
Professor David Mattingly explores the importance of protecting archaeological heritage sites from cultural terrorism, and the efforts being undertaken to preserve and record in the Middle East and North Africa.
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Revealed, recorded and reported: 25 years of remarkable archaeological discoveries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2020/november/ulas-book
Remarkable remains of Leicester’s ancient past are being celebrated by the University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) team with a new publication entitled Secrets of the Soil marking a quarter of a century of discoveries unearthed in Leicestershire and Rutland.
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Battlefield feeling changing perceptions of masculinity in war
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/2018battlefield-feeling2019-changes-perceptions-of-masculinity-in-war
A new project led by Dr Holly Furneaux from the School of English will shake up traditional views of masculinity on the battlefield by exploring the heroism of the English ‘Boy Captain’ Audley Lempriere, who gave his life fighting during the Crimean War.
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jbridges: Page 12
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/12/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Geological Maps and Structures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl1105
Module code: GL1105 A geological map will show you the geology at the Earth’s surface. You’ll find different rock types, different geological deposits and different geological structures, all recorded on top of a topographic base map.
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Geological Maps and Structures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl1105
Module code: GL1105 A geological map will show you the geology at the Earth’s surface. You’ll find different rock types, different geological deposits and different geological structures, all recorded on top of a topographic base map.
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Geological Maps and Structures
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl1105
Module code: GL1105 A geological map will show you the geology at the Earth’s surface. You’ll find different rock types, different geological deposits and different geological structures, all recorded on top of a topographic base map.
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Countering arguments against learning outcomes with scrutiny and evidence – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/06/24/counter/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Countering arguments against learning outcomes with scrutiny and evidence.
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World War II
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/themes/leicestershire-villages/world-war-two
Hear interviews with residents of Leicestershire villages during World War II, such as Gertrude Moore who recalls the factory she worked in making munitions for the war effort.