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Onward to Mars
https://le.ac.uk/space/patrick-moore
By Sir Patrick Moore Mars, the red planet, has always had a special fascination for us. It is our nearest celestial neighbour apart from the Moon and Venus, and it is more Earthlike than any other planet.
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US Space leaders visit Space Park Leicester to strengthen transatlantic collaboration
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/us-space-leaders-visit-space-park-leicester
The University of Leicester’s £100 million space research and innovation centre welcomed a high-level delegation as part of a four-day mission across the UK’s leading space hubs.
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PCIEP
https://le.ac.uk/cehs/hpru/pciep
Public and Community Involvement, Engagement and Participation The HRPU wants to ensure the research undertaken is enriched by public experiences and has outputs that have a real-world application and make a difference.
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A team of UK scientists have been monitoring the devastating smoke plume in Canada and North America
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/nceo-wildfire-monitoring
A team of scientists from the National Centre for Earth Observation, based at the University of Leicester, has been monitoring the devastating plume of smoke which has travelled from Canada to parts of the North American east coast.
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Richard Float
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2024/richard-float
We have learned, with great sadness, of the death of Richard Float, who worked in the Estates Division for more than thirty years, as Assistant Bursar and then Bursar. Richard passed away on 7 October 2024, aged 91.
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Innovative healthcare project to link patient data receives government funding
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/04-sprint-exemplar-innovation-projects-patient-data-nhsdigital
A hospital doctor using a laptop|University of Leicester-led research to increase efficiency of data sharing within the NHS.
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Unsung Leicester craft visionary's legacy showcased by student exhibition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/harry-peach-museum-studies-exhibition
The family of Leicester craft and furniture pioneer, Harry Hardy Peach (1874-1936), attended an exhibition curated by University of Leicester students showcasing his vast collection of craft objects. Harry Hardy Peach founded Dryad Handicrafts in 1907.
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Space explorers to reveal how the Moon can unlock the Solar System’s secrets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/unlocking-moon
Talk at Space Park Leicester on 24 June by Co-founder and Chief Scientist of the first commercial company to soft land a spacecraft on the Moon.
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Introduction to Plant identification,
https://le.ac.uk/botanic-garden/adult-courses-and-workshops/plant-identification
The Plant identification course is aimed at anyone keen to develop their plant identification skills.
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New hope for COPD sufferers thanks to Leicester patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/october/copd
An incredible 238 patients have now taken part in a clinical trial at the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), offering hope for new treatments for people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).