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Launch of telescope for detecting optical signals from gravitational waves
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/launch-of-telescope-for-detecting-optical-signals-from-gravitational-waves
A state-of-the-art telescope for detecting optical signatures of gravitational waves - built and operated by an international research collaboration, led by the Universities of Warwick and Monash - has been officially launched.
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About the University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/about
We are a leading university committed to international excellence, world-changing research and high quality, inspirational teaching.
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Corruption in the management of technology threatens public safety, says University of Leicester academic in new book
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/corruption
Read more about the new book by Dr Simon Bennett, Corruption and the Management of Public Safety: The Governance of Technological Systems
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Leicester triumph at Varsity 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-triumph-at-varsity-2017
Like many cities with more than one university, Leicester has an annual sporting contest between the two local institutions.
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Journal of Interdisciplinary Science Topics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/nt3003
Module code: NT3003 An important part of being a scientist (as well as many other professions) is the ability to make connections between the vast quantity of information you have at your command, and being able to utilise the knowledge and techniques you have previously...
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Royal Astronomical Society Fowler Award for Beatriz Sanchez-Cano
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/14/royal-astronomical-society-fowler-award-for-beatriz-sanchez-cano/
A researcher from the University of Leicester has been recognised by the Royal Astronomical Society (RAS) for her ‘significant contribution’ to scientists’ understanding of the Martian atmosphere.
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Surveillance and Power – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2014/10/21/the-protection-of-knowledge-as-the-production-of-ignorance/
Posted by Tomasz Wisniewski in School of Business Blog on October 21, 2014 Geoff Lightfoot and Tomasz Wisniewski, Senior Lecturers in the School’s Finance and Accounting Group, describe information asymmetry as a politically prevalent predicament about which we should all be...
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Conversations With… Professor Mervyn Roy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/27/conversations-with-professor-mervyn-roy/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 September 2022 Todays ‘Conversations With…’ article focuses on Professor Mervyn Roy, who has recently taken up the role of Dean of Education for the College of Science and Engineering.
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First time mothers needed for pre-eclampsia study
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/first-time-mothers-needed-for-pre-eclampsia-study
Leicester researchers are looking at why women who suffer from a dangerous condition during pregnancy are at greater risk of stroke or heart disease in later life.
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Research shows human impact forms striking new pattern in Earths global energy flow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/research-shows-human-impact-forms-2018striking-new-pattern2019-in-earth2019s-global-energy-flow
The impact humans have made on Earth in terms of how we produce and consume resources has formed a ‘striking new pattern’ in the planet’s global energy flow, according to research led by Professors Mark Williams and Jan Zalasiewicz from the Department of Geology.