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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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Researchers identify how multiple genes impact vision development and result in rare sight disorder
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/april/fovea-genes
An international team of health researchers have, for the first time, described how genetic defects influence the spectrum of vision development and cause problems in developing babies’ eyes.
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Mining the Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/museumstudies/2013/06/05/mining-the-museum-2/
Posted by Janet Marstine in School of Museum Studies Blog on June 5, 2013 On 22 May at the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) conference in Baltimore I attended an unforgettable session commemorating twenty years since artist Fred Wilson’s precedent-setting intervention...
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Use Adaptive Release Advanced to restrict access to content in Blackboard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/10/19/use-adaptive-release-advanced-to-restrict-access-to-content-in-blackboard/
Posted by Stephen Walker in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on October 19, 2016 An Adaptive Release rule consists of a set of criteria that defines the visibility of a content item to students. Criteria are the parts that make up the rule.
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Walsall Leather Museum
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2021/11/30/walsall-leather-museum/
A page describing the collections at Walsall Leather Museum that UOSH digitised.
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Many ways to start a dialogue: Here’s one
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/12/10/many-ways-to-start-a-dialogue-heres-one/
Posted by pmarston in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 10, 2018 Over the past few months I’ve been helping various members of staff, across various departments, schools and colleges, look at ways to help students make better sense of...
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Inauguration Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Modelling (AIDAM)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/blog/2020/06/23/inauguration-centre-for-artificial-intelligence-data-analysis-and-modelling-aidam/
The highly-anticipated opening of the University’s new Centre for Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis and Modelling – known as AIDAM – will be taking place at 3pm on 24 June 2020.
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Welcome to the LLI blog
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2016/05/25/learning-or-teaching-where-do-we-begin/
Posted by Frances Deepwell in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on May 25, 2016 Welcome to the Leicester Learning Institute blog.
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May Day: early 19th century traditions
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2016/04/29/may-day-early-19th-century-traditions/
Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on April 29, 2016 Laying May branches Whilst many associate traditional celebrations of May Day with maypoles and Morris dancers, one early nineteenth century custom featured ‘Mayers’ (those included in May Day...
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The University’s History Told in Pictures
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2015/10/29/the-universitys-history-told-in-pictures/
Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on October 29, 2015 By Rebecca Couchman-Crook , Archives Assistant The photograph collection from the University of Leicester’s history is now more accessible than ever before! You can view them from the comfort of...