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Jupiter’s aurora – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/06/27/jupiters-aurora-the-most-powerful-northern-lights-display-in-the-solar-system/
Posted by Rosie Johnson in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on June 27, 2016 During Juno’s time at Jupiter, we will have the fantastic opportunity to study the most powerful aurora in the solar system.
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Reflection: So easy to say, yet so hard to do……
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2018/09/26/reflection-so-easy-to-say-yet-so-hard-to-do/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on September 26, 2018 Across a wide range of professional areas reflection is seen as a key skill.
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Britain’s first space explorer is honoured by University of Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/january/honorand-helen-sharman
Britain’s first astronaut has paid tribute to the University of Leicester’s world class space research.
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Tequila: Pulque’s Friend, Cousin, Usurper?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/09/01/tequila-pulques-friend-cousin-usurper/
Deborah Toner discusses the relationship and rivalry between pulque and tequila in Mexican history, and summarises a recently published book by Marie Sarita Gaytan, Tequila: Distilling the Spirit of Mexico (Stanford University Press, 2014)
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Leicester’s Multilingual History Walks (at Christmas)
https://le.ac.uk/languages-at-leicester/events/leicester-history-walk
Learn more about Languages at Leicester’s History Walks in 6 languages.
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Event will showcase support offered to Leicestershire’s small and medium-sized enterprises
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/september/showcase-support-leicestershire-small-and-medium-enterprises
The success stories of a project designed to support Leicestershire businesses and organisations will be revealed at a special showcase hosted by the University of Leicester.
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Cancer scientists take part in Tough Mudder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/may/cancer-scientists-take-part-in-tough-mudder
A team of scientists is all set to get down and dirty this weekend – all in the aid of charity. Scientists based at the Cancer Research UK Leicester Centre, who are working on early detection of different cancers, will take part in their first Tough Mudder on 14 May.
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New drugs to prevent tuberculosis could be developed thanks to this novel cell wall breakthrough
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/3-cell-wall-breakthrough
Hero tuberculosis Mycobacterium tuberculosisis|Research has identified a novel regulatory mechanism, which when deactivated, results in the death of the life-threatening pathogen.
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Never mind the mohawks: here’s how punk made what we watch and read
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/punk-film-literature
University of Leicester’s Dr Emma Parker hosts talks as part of the Punk Festival Weekender from 18-20 August.
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Introducing SKYLARK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/introducing-skylark/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 The SKYLARK rocket dominates our newly-revamped foyer in the School of Physics and Astronomy. This blog post provides some of the history of Leicester’s involvement in the SKYLARK project.