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Sunday 9th September Sol 34
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/09/10/sunday-9th-september-sol-34/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on September 10, 2012 Just like in a terrestrial laboratory we have to analyse standards of known composition.
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March 20th 2013 Sol 221
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/03/20/march-20th-2013-sol-221/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on March 20, 2013 On April 18 th there will be a Mars solar conjunction, when Mars and Earth are on opposite sides of the Sun. This occurs every 26 months ie the length of the Mars year.
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UK’s AI ‘twin’ will use big data to show the way to net zero
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/ai-twin-net-zero
New research project at University of Leicester will use artificial intelligence to inform more environmentally-friendly land use in the UK, and has received £2.5 million from UK Research and Innovation.
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Deputy Labour leader cites University of Leicester research in speech at Co-Operative Party economy conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/deputy-labour-leader-cites-university-of-leicester-research-in-speech-at-co-operative-party-economy-conference
Leicester academics were cited in a speech given by Tom Watson, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, at the Co-Operative Party economy conference on 28 January.
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Direction of AI Innovation in the UK
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2025/05/02/direction-of-ai-innovation-in-the-uk/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 2, 2025 This report from Institute for Public Policy Research outlines the AI innovation landscape in the UK to determine which type of AI deployment is and is not currently taking place.
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Stibbe Roman mosaic to go on public display for first time
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/stibbe-roman-mosaic-to-go-on-public-display-for-first-time
University of Leicester Archaeological Services (ULAS) in partnership with BBC Radio Leicester are putting on public display the newly conserved ‘Stibbe’ Roman mosaic for the first time.
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2nd November 2016 Sol 1508
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/11/02/2nd-november-2016-sol-1508/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 2, 2016 We have found an iron meteorite – called Egg Rock. Curiosity was close enough to determine that it is composed of iron, with some nickel.
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Thursday 30th August Sol 24
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/08/30/thursday-30th-august-sol-24/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 30, 2012 We are settled into a daily routine which centres around the data returns from Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
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21st October 2013 Sol 429
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/10/21/21st-october-2013-sol-429/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on October 21, 2013 We are now just a few more sols from the second waypoint.
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Leicestershire and East Midlands mark sickle cell day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/june/leicestershire-and-east-midlands-mark-sickle-cell
An awareness drive to educate people about the UK’s biggest genetic blood disorder has been launched in Leicestershire and the East Midlands to coincide with an international campaign.