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University of Leicester wins Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/30-the-award
THE Award THE award win Professor Lisa Smith receives her THE Award for Research Project of the Year: Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences|University receives Times Higher Education Award for a pioneering kit that enables victims of sexual violence to capture DNA evidence.
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Plaque to mark Barwell Christmas Eve meteorite unveiled
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/december/green-plaque-to-mark-barwell-meteorite-which-landed-in-1965-unveiled
A green plaque marking the surprise arrival of a large meteorite in the village of Barwell on Christmas Eve in 1965 has been unveiled at the junction of Chapel Street and Dawson's Lane - close to the site of the meteorite fall.
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Leicester Professor among Top 50 Women in Engineering
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-professor-among-2018top-50-women-in-engineering2019
An inaugural list of the top 50 Women in Engineering, featuring Head of Engineering Professor Helen Atkinson CBE, FREng (pictured) is published in the Daily Telegraph for the first time on 23 June 2016 to coincide with National Women in Engineering Day.
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School Contacts
https://le.ac.uk/cse/people/school-contacts
See details how to telephone, email or visit School of Chemistry at Leicester School of Chemistry See details for how to how to telephone, email or visit the School of Geography, Geology and the Environment School of Geography, Geology and the Environment See details for how...
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Tracking a solar eruption through the Solar System
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/tracking-a-solar-eruption-through-the-solar-system
Ten spacecraft, from ESA’s Venus Express to NASA’s Voyager-2, felt the effect of a solar eruption as it washed through the Solar System while three other satellites watched, providing a unique perspective on this space weather event.
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Leicester academic discusses the problems facing preterm babies
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-academic-discusses-the-problems-facing-preterm-babies
Dr Samantha Johnson, from the Department of Health Sciences, discussed the long-term development of extremely preterm babies on BBC Inside Out East Midlands on Monday 6 March.
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Athena SWAN
https://le.ac.uk/law/about/athena-swan
Leicester Law School is committed to providing a good working environment for its staff and is working towards applying for an Athena SWAN award.
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Expert opinion Juno space mission special
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinion-juno-space-mission-special
NASA's Juno spacecraft is due to arrive at Jupiter on 4 July and Jupiter Orbital Insertion (JOI) begins at 8:18 p.m. PDT (4:18am BST on 5 July).
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Fossils solve mystery of how life moved onto land
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/fossils-solve-mystery-of-how-life-moved-onto-land
A collection of Scottish fossils which solve the mystery of how vertebrate life came to move from water to land will be displayed in a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland entitled Fossil Hunters: Unearthing the Mystery of Life on Land running from Friday 19...
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Michael Sackin (1942-2019)
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2019/michael-sackin
It is with great sadness that we pay tribute to Michael Sackin, former member of the Department of Microbiology and conductor of the Leicester Sinfonia Orchestra.