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Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae, study finds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/saturn-aurorae
Dr Tom Stallard, Associate Professor in Planetary Astronomy at the University of Leicester, added: “The University of Leicester has long been involved in measuring the effects of this new discovery – we’ve observed how the pulsing aurorae and the wobbling magnetic field lines...
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Mapping the City with Electric Paint
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2022/12/12/mapping-the-city-with-electric-paint/
Posted by Colin Hyde in Library and Learning Services on December 12, 2022 In 2019 I attended an Oral History Society networker event at the British Library and was impressed with work that the Library had done with students from the Royal College of Art School of Communication .
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Evading a flogging by the Whipping Toms
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2017/02/27/evading-a-flogging-by-the-whipping-toms/
Posted by Margaret Maclean in Library Special Collections on February 27, 2017 Prior to 1846, Leicester had its own very particular way of celebrating Shrove Tuesday, which precedes the start of Lent on Ash Wednesday and was therefore the occasion for an outburst of eating,...
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Who are learning outcomes really for? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/2014/02/28/wholosfor/
The 'Learning Outcomes Project' at the University of Leicester. Who are learning outcomes really for?
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Incunabula in Special Collections
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2014/04/10/incunabula-in-special-collections/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on April 10, 2014 For a University the size and age of Leicester the Library has a surprising rich collection of incunabula (books printed before 1501).
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How do we put the ‘Public Health’ into Violence Reduction?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/criminology/2023/09/28/how-do-we-put-the-public-health-into-violence-reduction/
Posted by ca270 in Soundings: criminology and sociology at the University of Leicester on September 28, 2023 Matt Hopkins – Associate Professor and Violence Hub Lead, Centre for Hate Studies Public health approaches to violence reduction are very much in vogue.
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Women and their books
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/library/2024/03/06/women-and-their-books/
Posted by Eleanor Bloomfield in Library and Learning Services on March 6, 2024 To mark World Book Day (7 th March) and International Women’s Day (8 th March), Archives and Special Collections is showcasing books from our holdings written by women, as well as highlighting some...
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Implementing Lecture Capture – What are we Learning? Monday 11 September 2017
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2017/10/02/implementing-lecture-capture-what-are-we-learning-monday-11-september-2017/
Posted by Catherine Leyland in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 2, 2017 Lecture capture is not new. We know this. We have been running pilots at various scales for several years now.
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Discover the University of Leicester - pioneering research, world-class teaching, and a diverse community shaping the future through education and innovation.
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After Brexit, Trump?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2017/02/03/after-brexit-trump/
Posted by Fabian Frenzel in School of Business Blog on February 3, 2017 Dr Fabian Frenzel of the Management and Organization Division of the School discusses the Anti-Trump protests across the UK and what they mean for Brexit Britain.