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Gamma-ray burst is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for finding neutron star collisions
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/december/gamma-ray-burst-neutron-star
A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by a team of scientists including astronomers at the University of Leicester to a neutron star merger.
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Text and Material Culture
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/ar7052
Module code: AR7052 In this module we will discuss and assess different types of source material available for the study of the classical world, formulating an ability to evaluate and analyse the range of archaeological and historical source materials encountered in studying...
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Stirring things up in the Earths mantle
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/stirring-things-up-in-the-earths-mantle
New insights into the convection patterns of the Earth’s mantle and its chemical makeup have been revealed by a researcher from our Department of Geology.
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Leicester announces four new research institutes to drive global research excellence
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-announces-four-new-research-institutes
Our University has announced it is establishing four new research institutes.
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Addressing the museum attendance and benefit gap: inequality, representative participation and implementation science
https://le.ac.uk/rcmg/research-archive/addressing-the-attendance-and-benefit-gap
Survey data on who visits museums and decades of research in cultural sociology internationally tell us that museum visiting reflects the socio-economic gradient, closely tracking inequalities in education, income, employment, mental health and other indicators of social...
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Scientific glassblower
https://le.ac.uk/chemistry/about/facilities/scientific-glassblower
Find out about the University of Leicester's glassblower, Mrs Gayle Price, who covers all aspects of scientific glassblowing.
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Peopling Australia
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/hs2317
Module code:HS2317 Module Outline In 2001, the Aboriginal Australian sprinter, Cathy Freeman, was awarded the title of World Sportswoman of the Year after becoming Olympic 400m champion at the Sydney Games.
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Climate Change: Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gy3432
Module code: GY3432 "Climate change is destroying our path to sustainability. Ours is a world of looming challenges and increasingly limited resources." So said the then-UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in 2012.
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Love across cultural boundaries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/love-across-cultural-boundaries
Sue Bishop, a local mature student studying at Leicester, is keen to hear from women around the county willing to share memories of their long-term mixed romantic relationships.
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SEIS UK
https://le.ac.uk/gge/research/solid-earth/geophysics/projects/seis-uk
Find out more about SEIS-UK (Seismic Equipment Infra-Structure in the UK) at the University of Leicester.