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Postgraduate Researcher Careers: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 3
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/page/3/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Cider, the golden global glug.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/10/07/cider-the-golden-global-glug/
Posted by in Consuming Authenticities on October 7, 2015 Ethnographic research with craft cider-makers suggests that part of the authenticity of a craft cider derives from its staying true to the traditions of cider, as opposed to a “commercial cider”, a category often used...
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A chance to talk about gibbeting and hanging in France? Yes, please! By Emma Battell Lowman
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2016/02/22/parlons-du-gibbet-en-france/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on February 22, 2016 One of the joys of academic work is participating in study days or workshops that bring together a diverse group of scholars to approach a theme or issue from multiple vantage.
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Water in Jupiter, University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/12/when-it-rains/
Juno's search for the distribution of water on Jupiter.
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“New views of Jupiter” showcases swirling clouds on giant planet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2018/05/11/new-views-of-jupiter-showcases-swirling-clouds-on-giant-planet/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on May 11, 2018 Members of NASA’s Juno mission team, some of the world’s leading observers of Jupiter, and citizen scientists from across the globe are attending a workshop ‘New Views of Jupiter:...
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Film footage offers unique insight into Richard III burial site dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/film-footage-offers-unique-insight-into-richard-iii-burial-site-dig
The University has released a unique insight into the archaeological dig that has captured the imagination of the world, with new film footage of a second excavation at the site where the remains of King Richard III were discovered in 2012.
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The Aesthetics of Authenticity in the Modern Chain Pub – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/02/13/the-aesthetics-of-authenticity-in-the-modern-chain-pub/
Discussion of a book chapter about the "Pub Authenticity-Value Aesthetic" in relation to the JD Wetherspoon pub chain, recently published in an edited volume Biographies of Drink (CSP, 2015)
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Cider in Unexpected Places? Rural Chile and the Cider Pressing – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/08/24/cider-in-unexpected-places-rural-chile-and-the-cider-pressing/
Deborah Toner discusses the social and cultural importance of cider making in rural Southern Chile in South America, summarising the work of Anton Daughters that appears in recent book Alcohol in Latin America: A Social and Cultural History, edited by Gretchen Pierce and...
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Study in Nature provides potential for cancer treatment targets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/september/study-in-nature-provides-potential-for-cancer-treatment-targets
Researchers for our Department of Chemistry have been involved in new research, published in Nature, that provides potential for new targets for developing cancer treatments.
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Angus Cameron
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/author/awgc1/
Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of School. He blogs at xenotopia.wordpress.com and tweets as @Tausendkunstler.