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86-year-old PhD graduate amongst University of Leicester’s Class of 2023
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/february/stan-hardie
An 86-year-old was amongst the thousands of students who graduated from the University of Leicester last week. Stan Hardie was awarded a PhD in History on Thursday (17 January), making him the oldest graduate of the University’s Class of 2023.
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Leicester combines expertise with NASA to power spacecraft into new frontiers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/november/rhu-stirling-1-770
University of Leicester signs International Space Act Agreement with NASA to support collaboration between Space Park Leicester and NASA’s Glenn Research Center on a novel Radioisotope Power System design and laboratory test campaign
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What and When is Death? By Floris Tomasini
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/crimcorpse/2015/11/09/floris-tomasini-what-and-when-is-death/
Posted by Emma Battell Lowman in The Power of the Criminal Corpse on November 9, 2015 In this blog post I’d like to talk about two forms of death, biological and social death, through the conceptual lens of personal identity.
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Space Park Leicester’s transformative regional impact showcased for shadow ministers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/july/shadow-ministers-space-park
University of Leicester hosts Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, the Right Honourable Pat McFadden MP, and Liz Kendall, MP for Leicester West at Space Park Leicester, who toured the state-of-the-art facilities and saw its impact first-hand
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James Webb Space Telescope makes first detection of heavy element from star merger
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/gamma-ray
Merger of neutron stars that generated an explosion that created a gamma-ray burst identified. Some of the rarest and most precious elements in nature are being produced by these very rare explosions.
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Leicester scientist lends insight into Hubble ‘shadow play’ around planet-forming disc
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/may/shadow-planet-disc
University of Leicester scientist contributed modelling to new study to give insight into warping of protoplanetary discs by planets.
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The increase in funded medical school places from 2018 is obviously good news but there is a snag
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/more-medical-school-places-will-not-solve-doctor-shortage
Professor Philip Baker (pictured), Head of the College of Medicine, Biological Sciences and Psychology, Pro-Vice Chancellor and Dean of Medicine, has written an article for University Business discussing the increase in funded medical school places from 2018 announced by...
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Expert opinions cover Chilcot Theresa May greenhouse gases and Muslim students
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/expert-opinions-cover-chilcot-the-iraq-war-and-greenhouse-gases
Dr Robert Dover from the Department of Politics and International Relations has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing the aftermath of the Chilcot report.
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A universe of opportunity showcased at GREAT Festival
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/a-universe-of-opportunity-showcased-at-great-festival-1
We brought a small taste of Leicester to Hong Kong in March and opened up a whole universe of opportunity for Asia’s education and business community.
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What do Uranuss cloud tops have in common with rotten eggs
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/what-do-uranus2019s-cloud-tops-have-in-common-with-rotten-eggs
Hydrogen sulphide, the gas that gives rotten eggs their charm, appears to permeate the upper atmosphere of the planet Uranus – as has been long debated, but never definitively proven.