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Saturday 27th October Sol 80
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/27/saturday-27th-october-sol-80/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 27, 2012 The Mars Yard at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory contains the ‘Scarecrow’ Curiosity rover, used to test going over obstacles and up slopes.
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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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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.
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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough
Hero tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosisis|Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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University of Leicester expertise developing app to map disease spread in finest detail
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/wellcome-map-disease-spread
Researchers at Leicester are beginning a project to make fine resolution data on disease cases accessible for public health bodies.
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19th October 2014 Sol 783
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/10/19/19th-october-2014-sol-783/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 19, 2014 Today marks the closest approach of Comet Siding Spring to Mars. Curiosity will be pointing MastCam and ChemCam towards it, and have been practising targeting at stars like Spica.
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22nd July 2014 Sol 696
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/22/22nd-july-2014-sol-696/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 22, 2014 Recently MastCam and ChemCam imaging revealed 2 iron meteorites along our traverse. These are the first found by Curiosity, though the 2 MER, Spirit and Opportunity also identified iron meteorites.
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New report shows shortage of science graduates theory does not add up
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/august/new-report-shows-shortage-of-science-graduates-theory-does-not-add-up
New report shows shortage of science graduates theory does not add up Drawings of molecular structures 1493|Majority of science graduates do not work in highly skilled science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) occupations at any time in their careers, according to...
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Dr Celia May's projects
https://le.ac.uk/ggb/study/research-degrees/phd-projects/may
Browse the PhD projects offered for supervision by Dr Celia May in the Department of Genetics and Genome Biology at the University of Leicester.