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24-hour Summer Solstice walking challenge raises funds for refugee project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/24-hour-summer-solstice-walking-challenge-raises-funds-for-refugee-project
Staff from our School of Arts undertook a 24-hour Summer Solstice walking challenge across Leicestershire in aid of a pioneering new project to resettle a refugee family from Syria to South Leicestershire.
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New walking trail encourages children to discover Leicesters hidden gems
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/september/new-walking-trail-encourages-children-to-discover-leicester2019s-hidden-gems
Fantasical creatures, mythical beings and mysterious people feature in a new children’s activity trail which aims to highlight Leicester’s architectural gems.
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Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies explores interdisciplinary research one step at a time through the power of walking
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/walking
A new University of Leicester project hopes to explore the ‘power of walking’ and how it impacts academics’ research processes.
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Garden preview
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/about-us/garden-preview
Discover all there is to see at the Botanic Garden at the University of Leicester.
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Monday 8th October Sol 62
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/08/monday-8th-october-sol-62/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 8, 2012 The first of our scoops is going well with the soil vibrated in the scoop to remove any excess.
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Thursday 4th October Sol 58
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/05/thursday-4th-october-sol-58/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 5, 2012 Previous missions suggest that the ‘soil’ on Mars is roughly basaltic in composition. However, on Earth sand is mainly composed of quartz (silica).
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Monday 10th December Sol 123
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/10/monday-10th-december-sol-123/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 10, 2012 Here is a Mastcam image of the new terrain we are exploring. You can see layered deposits in the middle distance and a flat eroded surface in the near field.
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9th Dec. 2013 Sol 478
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/12/09/9th-dec-2013-sol-478/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 9, 2013 Today is when the first set of papers about Yellowknife Bay are published.
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Take a virtual tour of Leicesters campus
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/take-a-virtual-tour-of-leicester2019s-campus
New images available through Google Maps Street View mean that becoming well acquainted with the campus is easier than ever. Prospective students and staff can take a peek inside the brand new Centre for Medicine, or virtually wander around the David Wilson Library.
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Leicester Cathedral dig finds coffin of asylum surgeon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/cathedral-dig-surgeon
University of Leicester archaeologists have found the coffin of the first resident medical officer for the Leicestershire and Rutland County Lunatic Asylum in 1836.