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Do we really get what we pay for?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2017/01/26/do-we-really-get-what-we-pay-for/
Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on January 26, 2017 Donald Trump and Brexit have both been capturing the headlines of late. In a democratic process the USA voted for Trump as President and the UK decided to leave the European Union.
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24th February 2017 – Sol 1620
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/02/24/24th-february-2017-sol-1620/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 24, 2017 We have been examining Ireson Hill and found this unusual 10-15 cm diameter rock- called Passagassawakakeag ! The shape is an almost perfect Dreikanter.
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University pals rally together to raise funds for cancer treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/university-pals-rally-together-to-raise-funds-for-cancer-treatment
Friends and well-wishers from the University of Leicester are rallying together to support a graduate of the university in need of urgent treatment for cancer.
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Death’s Doings
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/09/24/deaths-doings/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on September 24, 2015 In spite of all the Hypochondriac’s attempts to keep sickness at bay, Death comes whizzing down the chimney in the form of a skeletal spider. The Hypochondriac’s cat remains unmoved.
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Researchers use NASA’s Webb to map weather of planet 280 light-years away
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/clouds-wasp-43b
Atmospheric modelling led in part by University of Leicester reveals true extent of clouds on distant world reveals WASP-43 b is cloudy on the nightside but mostly clear on the dayside, with equatorial winds howling around the planet at 5,000 miles per hour
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 16
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/16/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Spice up your life How to tell real saffron from a fake
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/spice-up-your-life-how-to-tell-real-saffron-from-a-fake
Following the recent revival of saffron production in Spain, Professor Pat Heslop-Harrison from the Department of Genetics has outlined some of the key ways to tell real saffron from fake, with the real deal providing a unique experience for the senses.
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Additional health visitor training improves wellbeing and reduces NHS costs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/19-training-for-postnatal-depression
Study co-authored by researcher from our Department of Health Scientists shows cost-effective solution can improve maternity services.
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Thursday 6th September Sol 30
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/06/thursday-6th-september-sol-30/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 6, 2012 Telescopes on Earth need to measure ‘flat’ and ‘dark’ frames with every set of observations in order to correct for distortions on the telescope mirror and any false detections on the light detector.
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Thursday 20th December Sol 133
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/12/20/thursday-20th-december-sol-133/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on December 20, 2012 Curiosity and its team will soon take a break over the Christmas holidays . However in the meantime we are using the opportunity to examine different parts of Yellowknife and its rocks.