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jbridges: Page 5
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/5/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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University wins support for out of the box ideas
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/university-wins-support-for-2018out-of-the-box2019-ideas
Research into new drugs at the University has been boosted by government money. The University has been successful in obtaining grants totalling £1M from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to support research into new medicines.
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New Leicester study reveals hidden heart risks in women with Type 2 Diabetes
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/heart-women-diabetes-leicester
Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have hidden heart damage, according to a major new study by Leicester researchers.
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Staff and students to climb Everest in Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/staff-and-students-to-climb-everest-in-leicester
The Attenborough Tower, the tallest building on the University of Leicester’s campus, stands at 52 metres high. Mount Everest is 171 times higher, at 8848 metres. On Wednesday 6 May, between 9.30am and 3.
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Expert opinions cover childbirth and the media Junos goals and Theresa May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-childbirth-and-the-media-junos-goals-and-theresa-may
Dr Ranjana Das from the Department of Media and Communication has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing why we need to look at childbirth and the media, and the 'Birth Stories' project she is involved in.
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Join Jane Austen and zombie experts for pre-Halloween screening and panel
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/october/11-pp-and-zombies
Experts on 19th century literature and the undead will come together for a pre-Halloween event at the University of Leicester on 29 October when the Leicester Institute for Advanced Studies presents a free screening of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, followed by a discussion...
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Historian in TV series
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/historian-in-tv-series
Dr Michael Lynch (pictured), Honorary Fellow in our School History, Politics & International Relations, has been involved in a number of TV series on modern history in recent years.
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Museum Studies students host an experiment in the Gallery
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/museum-studies-students-host-an-experiment-in-the-gallery
An exhibition by students in our School of Museum Studies is being held in the Gallery at De Montfort University, the first public exhibition to result from a collaboration between our two local universities.
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Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts in panel debate
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/former-universities-and-science-minister-david-willetts-in-panel-debate
Former Universities and Science Minister David Willetts, who is an honorary graduate of our University and delivered the inaugural Chancellor’s Distinguished Lecture, is to return to campus to celebrate the official launch of his latest book, A University Education.
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Mahendra Chouhan
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/mahendra-chouhan
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mahendra Chouhan, a member of the cleaning staff at Space Park Leicester, who passed away on 16 February 2024.