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Spring flower viewing made annual event at Botanic Garden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/spring-flower-viewing-made-annual-event-at-botanic-garden
The success of Crocus Weekends at the Botanic Garden has now led to it becoming an annual fixture in the Garden calendar. On Sundays 28 February and March 6, visitors can sample the delights of the flowers as well as refreshments in the 16-acre picturesque garden in Oadby.
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High-speed supernova reveals earliest moments of a dying star
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/january/17-physics-cocoon
'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star. Artist’s impression by Anna Serena Esposito 'Hot cocoon' of material enveloping a relativistic jet escaping a dying star.
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University of Leicester archives uncover accounts of the supernatural
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/halloween
The University of Leicester has uncovered a series of spooky documents and images from its Library archives.
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Anyfin is possible biologist informs BBC Springwatch on sticklebacks
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/any-fin-is-possible-academic-informs-bbc-springwatch
Biologist Dr Iain Barber has been providing scientific advice to the BBC Springwatch team based on his research into sticklebacks.
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SPRINT awarded additional £200,000 funding from UK Space Agency
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/sprint-uksa
A national business support programme for the space sector led by the University of Leicester has been given a Government funding boost.
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Forthcoming Professorial Inaugural lectures announced for spring 2018
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/january/forthcoming-professorial-inaugural-lectures-announced-for-spring-2018
Pioneering research from our University's new Professors will be shared with the public at the upcoming Professorial Inaugural Lecture series.
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Sabrina Tirvengadum explores their Mauritian heritage in new exhibition at Attenborough Arts Centre
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/sabrina-tirvengadum
Tirvengadum delves into her connection to the Marrier d’Unienville family, wealthy plantation owners in Mauritius.
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Sally-Anne Barnes
https://le.ac.uk/people/sally-anne-barnes
The academic profile of Dr Sally-Anne Barnes, Associate Professor in Human Resource Management at University of Leicester.
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Crocus Sundays signal the arrival of spring alongside hedgehog display for children
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/crocus-sundays-signal-the-spring-alongside-hedgehog-display-for-children
The springtime blooming of crocuses in the Botanic Garden will this year be accompanied by the unusual sight of thousands of salt-dough hedgehogs in March.
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AstroSeminar: Disc eccentricity driving type I and type II outbursts in Be/X-ray binaries
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/26/astroseminar-disc-eccentricity-driving-type-i-and-type-ii-outbursts-in-be-x-ray-binaries/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 October 2020 This week (28th Oct) the virtual Wednesday talk will be delivered by Dr.