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Take part in BBC programme Down To Earth
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/take-part-in-bbc-programme-down-to-earth
The longest running programme on BBC Local Radio is coming to the University of Leicester and you could take part.
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Digging Out the Past – the legacy of Alan McWhirr
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2019/06/13/digging-out-the-past-the-legacy-of-alan-mcwhirr/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library Special Collections on June 13, 2019 Alan McWhirr in a field. The first collection we have finished digitising for the Unlocking Our Sound Heritage (UOSH) project is a monthly radio series about archaeology, Digging Out the Past.
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3rd March 2016 Sol 1271
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/03/03/3rd-march-2016-sol-1271/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 3, 2016 Every year, much of the planetary science community gather at the Lunar and Planetary Science conference in Houston.
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Tuesday 23rd October Sol 76
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/10/23/tuesday-23rd-october-sol-76/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 23, 2012 We have reached the fourth scoop of material for CHEMIN and the SAM mass spectrometer, so steadily we are building analyses that will help us reach the goals of our mission.
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Research committed to moving away from toxic chemotherapy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/research-committed-to-moving-away-from-2018toxic2019-chemotherapy
As Leicester prepares to host its event on Thursday 24 September as part of cancer survivor Rik Basra’s ‘Pass It On’ campaign, academics will showcase their research and explain what they are doing to pave the way for new leukaemia treatments in the future.
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15th June 2015 Sol 1015
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/06/15/15th-june-2015-sol-1015/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on June 15, 2015 Planetary conjunction – with no MSL operations – is an ideal time for a team meeting.
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31st January 2015 Sol 885
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/31/31st-january-2015-sol-885/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 31, 2015 The second attempt at drilling Mojave has been succesfull by both the minidrill and main drill hole (diameter 1.5 cm, depth ~6 cm). Now we are analysing the tailings with ChemCam and APXS.
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Friday 14th September Sol 38
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/14/friday-14th-september-sol-38/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 14, 2012 The MastCam has finished imaging of different parts of the rover and we are driving again. On our way to Glenelg we will stop to analyse a basaltic rock.
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July 1st 2013 Sol 321
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/07/01/july-1st-2013-sol-321/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 1, 2013 We are continuing our work at Shaler on Mars. Meanwhile, one of the important research aspects of MSL and Mars research generally is to identify analogue sites on Earth.
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10th April 2014 Sol 596
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/04/10/10th-april-2014-sol-596/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 10, 2014 Here is a NavCam image of the Kimberley, with Mount Remarkable the small hill (less than 5 m high) which we are pointing towards.