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Conversations with… Prof. John Bridges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/10/conversations-with-prof-john-bridges/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 10 September 2021 Professor John Bridges is a Professor of Planetary Science in the School of Physics and Astronomy. An experienced researcher; Prof.
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The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/02/the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-of-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 December 2020 A spectacular event is unfolding in the night skies this December, as Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past four centuries.
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April 2022 newsletter
https://le.ac.uk/cls/study/patient-carer-group/newsletters/april-2022
Dear Patient and Carers, It’s lovely to say ‘hello’ . Spring is on the way and new life is bursting and blooming all around. Currently, the world can appear to have spun out of control, things can appear uncertain and unknown.
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Childrens attitudes towards the law revealed through innovative digital game project
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/children2019s-attitudes-towards-the-law-revealed-through-innovative-digital-game-project
A new project using a fun digital game aims to find out what primary school children really know and think about the law and their rights.
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Star Flaws the Skywalker twins drift apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/the-skywalker-twins-drift-apart
In the original Star Wars trilogy, one of the big revelations is that main characters Luke Skywalker and Princess Leia are actually twins separated at birth.
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Prestigious archaeology prize for Leicester graduate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/prestigious-archaeology-prize-for-leicester-graduate
The Association for Environmental Archaeology has announced that Leicester alumna Nora Battermann has won their John Evans Undergraduate Dissertation Prize. This year’s winners of the John Evans Prizes were announced at the Association’s annual conference in Rome.
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PhD student receives prestigious research grant
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/phd-student-receives-prestigious-research-grant
A PhD student has been awarded funding to investigate the ‘fingerprint’ of organic matter in the Carboniferous Bowland Shale.
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Gender equality in sport to be discussed by Paralympic archery champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/march/gender-equality-in-sport-to-be-discussed-by-paralympic-archery-champion
Double Paralympic gold medallist and alumna Danielle Brown MBE will be returning to her alma mater to speak to staff and students about gender equality in sport to mark International Women’s Day.
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Expert opinions cover salmonella Trump Chancellor Philip Hammond Juno and support for new mothers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/expert-opinions-cover-salmonella-trump-chancellor-philip-hammond-juno-and-support-for-new-mothers
Dr Primrose Freestone from the Department of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation has written an article for The Conversation discussing new research into how juices released from the cut-ends of the salad leaves enable Salmonella to grow.
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Careers initiative wins graduate employability award
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/september/20-careers-initiative-wins-graduate-employability-award
AGCAS Award winners The University of Leicester winning team with their AGCAS Award|Our initiative to embed the Leicester Award in first and second year modules has led to an award from the Association of Graduate Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).