Search
-
Sol 1 First Image of Mt. Sharp
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/07/sol-0-first-image-of-mt-sharp/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 7, 2012 First Image of the 5.5 km high Mt. Sharp (HazCam), the ultimate target of Curiosity. Two of the Curiosity 50 cm diameter wheels are visible in the foreground.
-
18th January 2015 Sol 872
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/01/18/18th-january-2015-sol-872/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 18, 2015 Unlike Curiosity the Beagle2 lander never sent a signal back from Mars. However, as a result of some new HiRISE images we now know where it is and what happened.
-
22nd July 2014 Sol 696
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2014/07/22/22nd-july-2014-sol-696/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on July 22, 2014 Recently MastCam and ChemCam imaging revealed 2 iron meteorites along our traverse. These are the first found by Curiosity, though the 2 MER, Spirit and Opportunity also identified iron meteorites.
-
Leicester’s Virtual Community during Lockdown
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/05/20/leicesters-virtual-community-during-lockdown/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2020 Leicester’s physics PGR cohort attend virtual social events As social distancing becomes a fixed feature in our lives, maintaining social connections virtually becomes more vital than ever.
-
Scientists invited to take advantage of leading high energy research centres
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/scientists-invited-to-take-advantage-of-leading-high-energy-research-centres
Our University is facilitating a Europe-wide programme that makes available some of the leading facilities in high energy astrophysics to scientists from around the world.
-
‘We take sexual violence extremely seriously’: Why should universities care about sexual violence?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2024/03/07/we-take-sexual-violence-extremely-seriously-why-should-universities-care-about-sexual-violence/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on March 7, 2024 Harriet Smailes – Postgraduate Researcher [Content warning: sexual violence – university and local support services: https://reportandsupport.le.ac.
-
31st May 2013 Sol 291
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/31/31st-may-2013-sol-291/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 31, 2013 The first paper about our results after landing has just been published.
-
24th May 2013 Sol 284
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/05/24/24th-may-2013-sol-284/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on May 24, 2013 One of the things we tend to forget about, because it is working quietly in the background, is the communications network.
-
Prolific Shakespearean actor Michael Pennington to take part in Literary Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/prolific-shakespearean-actor-and-recent-king-lear-michael-pennington-to-take-part-in-literary-leicester
Eminent stage actor, writer and director Michael Pennington will be delivering a talk and Q&A at our Literary Leicester festival on 16 November. Renowned for his performance as King Lear in New York 2014, Michael reprised the role for a major UK tour in 2016.
-
Student life in the 1980s: what can we learn from Students’ Union handbooks?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/01/05/student-life-in-the-1980s-what-can-we-learn-from-students-union-handbooks/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library and Learning Services on January 5, 2024 Guest post by Jess Pascal, student volunteer. Hello, my name is Jess Pascal and I have been volunteering in the archives for the last two months.