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High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon
'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star. Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito 'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star.
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How to Train Your Dragonto Fly
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/how-to-train-your-dragon-to-fly
The breeds of dragon from the popular DreamWorks film series How to Train Your Dragon, based on the books by author Cressida Cowell, are of varying size and shape, ranging from the small but aggressive Terrible Terror which is just over a foot...
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University remembers fallen soldier who played a part in its founding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/university-remembers-fallen-soldier-who-played-a-part-in-its-founding
The story of a brave Leicester officer during the First World War is being retold by our University on the anniversary of his death on 15 October.
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Behind the Scenes at the 21st Century Museum – a look back…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2015/07/28/behind-the-scenes-at-the-21st-century-museum-a-look-back/
Posted by Robin Clarke in School of Museum Studies Blog on July 28, 2015 The Museum of Liverpool © Ben Kirkpatrick Last time I posted, we had just opened up registration for our Massive Open Online Course (or ‘MOOC’).
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White Dwarfs
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/white-dwarfs
White dwarfs are the end products of the life cycles of more than 90% of all stars. This makes them important laboratories for studying stellar evolution and the behaviour of matter at extremes of temperature and density.
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Leicester scientists in discovery of new type of plant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientists-in-discovery-of-new-type-of-plant
Dr James Higgins from our Department of Genetics and Genome Biology has been involved in the discovery of a new type of plant growing in Shetland. Scientists at the University of Stirling discovered the plant – with its evolution only having occurred in the last 200 years.
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Students Union helps students through exam period with some Leicesterlove
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/students2019-union-help-students-through-exam-period-with-some-leicesterlove
Exam times are always stressful, so to help students through, the Students’ Union has once again been playing fairy godmother and granting wishes with a bit of #LeicesterLove.
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Anarchism and/or Management?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2013/11/20/anarchism-andor-management/
Posted by Thomas Swann in School of Business Blog on November 20, 2013 Management and anarchism have something very superficial in common – most people loathe them.
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12th May 2015 Sol 983
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/05/12/12th-may-2015-sol-983/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 12, 2015 A stunning image of sunset over the Gale Crater Rim! The sort of long wavelength scattering so characteristic of our Earth’s red sunsets has not occurred. Ehlers et al.
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Overseas visitors
https://le.ac.uk/cls/people/honorary/overseas
If you are an overseas visitor applying for an honorary title at the University of Leicester, learn more about visa requirements and insurance.