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Astronomers discover four new ‘hot Jupiters’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/hot-jupiters
An international team of space scientists have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy. University of Leicester PhD researcher Rosanna Tilbrook led and co-authored the study alongside colleagues in the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, the USA and South Africa.
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Leicester scientists reveal new insights into the evolution of our solar system
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/asteroid
Scientists in Leicester have been involved in a ground-breaking study of the most primitive building blocks of our solar system.
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University to confront regional issues with Centenary Community Engagement Fund
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/october/community-fund
The University of Leicester is working with community partners across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland to respond to some of the most pressing issues impacting the region.
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Artificial intelligence can better predict future risk for heart attack patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/artificial-intelligence-heart-attack-predict
A landmark study led by University of Leicester experts' has shown that artificial intelligence can better predict how doctors should treat patients following a heart attack
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How students engage with the news
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/10/26/how-students-engage-with-the-news/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 26, 2018 A report from the US based Project information literacy which has implications for librarians and educators concerned with information literacy and the fight against fake news.
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Extended induction teaching resources
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2019/09/18/extended-induction-teaching-resources/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on September 18, 2019 In recent weeks, we’ve been compiling some teaching resources and activities designed to help introduce new students to certain aspects of higher education study.
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VoiceThread – voice discussions and assessments in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/07/26/voicethread-voice-discussions-and-assessments-in-blackboard/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on July 26, 2017 VoiceThread is an online collaboration and sharing tool that you can use within Blackboard.
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Chang’e 5: China launches Sample Return Mission to the Moon
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/26/change-5-china-launches-sample-return-mission-to-the-moon/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 November 2020 Professor John Bridges reports on the successful launch of a new Chinese mission to return samples from the Moon, in this blog post reprinted from The Conversation .
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Yearbook Physics Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/18/announcing-the-2020-yearbook/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 18 December 2020 Twelve months ago, as the Leicester Physics News Team were pulling together stories for our first-ever Yearbook 2019 , we could never have imagined the strange world we find ourselves in at...
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Sharpest Earth-based images of Europa and Ganymede reveal their icy landscape
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/11/sharpest-earth-based-images-of-europa-and-ganymede-reveal-their-icy-landscape/
The cocktail of chemicals that make up the frozen surfaces on two of Jupiter's largest moons are revealed in the most detailed images ever taken of them by a telescope on Earth.