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Leicester team shows how to reduce carbon emissions from agricultural peatland
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leicester-team-shows-how-to-reduce-carbon-emissions-from-agricultural-peatland
Raising the water table could slow down global warming, boost crop yields, and preserve peat soils according to a new study.
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Space Park Leicester’s work on fusion energy in spotlight at national conference
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/space-park-leicester-fusion-energy-national-conference
Dr Francesca Faedi takes part in Fusion Fest, discussing how Space Park Leicester are supporting commercialisation and innovation in fusion energy
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Student and alumnus to take on 3100 mile trek across the USA
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/student-and-alumnus-to-take-on-3-100-mile-trek-across-the-usa
Two amateur hikers from our University are daring to take on a gruelling walk across the diverse landscape of the United States, documenting the extraordinary environments that they travel through.
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Beauty, Sex & Science: Whose Body is it Anyway c.1550-2015?
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs3773
Module code: HS3773 A flourishing branch of cultural history that has become popular during the last two decades is the history of the body. Known as the ‘corporeal turn’ in cultural history, the focus in a history of the body entails much more than a narrow medical study.
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Concepts in Sustainable Development: an Introduction to the Key Issues MOOC
https://le.ac.uk/courses/mooc-sustainability/2021
This is for you if... you want to explore some of the key issues in sustainability, tackling the big questions with examples from around the world.
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Curiosity Rover Reaches the Clay Unit in Gale Crater, Sol 2073
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2019/02/07/curiosity-rover-reaches-the-clay-unit-in-gale-crater-sol-2073/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on February 7, 2019 Looking towards the Clay Unit After 20.1 km and 2073 sols of driving and science operations we have reached the next milestone of the Mars Science Laboratory mission – the Clay Unit.
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One down… seven to go
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/licl/2015/04/29/one-down-seven-to-go/
Posted by ekirk in Law in Children's Lives on April 29, 2015 School staff member Sam Simmonds playing the game Things are charging ahead here in the Law in Children’s Lives project.
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Leicester Centre for Mental Health Workshop to take place
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/university-of-leicester-joins-forced-with-de-montfort-university-and-leicester-partnership-trust-to-organise-workshop-on-the-leicester-centre-for-mental-health
Our University is involved with a new initiative to strengthen Mental Health research and education. In collaboration with De Montfort University and Leicester Partnership Trust, a workshop has been organised to take place on 13 October.
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5th August 2017 Sol 1777 – 5 years on Mars
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2017/08/05/5th-august-2017-sol-1777-5-years-on-mars/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on August 5, 2017 The 5th August marks 5 Earth years since the successful landing of Mars Science Laboratory. During the landing I was at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena.
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Trainee medics take first aid skills to the streets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/trainee-medics-take-first-aid-skills-to-the-streets
A group of 15 medical students from our University working as the Leicester branch of national charity StreetDoctors is set to expand its already successful first aid training and education initiatives over the coming months.