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  • Prison rehabilitation researcher wins presenting challenge

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/short-sentence-prison-rehabilitation-researcher-wins-presenting-challenge

    The Graduate School is pleased to announce the winners of this year’s 3 Minute Thesis competition, held on 20 May 2015. The competition featured eleven excellent presentations from both full time and part time postgraduate researchers.

  • A change of scenery mankinds unprecedented transformation of Earth

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/a-change-of-scenery-mankind2019s-unprecedented-transformation-of-earth

    Human beings are pushing the planet in an entirely new direction with revolutionary implications for its life, a new study by researchers from the Department of Geology and published in The Anthropocene Review suggests.

  • Could Pegasus really fly

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/could-pegasus-really-fly

    In Greek mythology, the winged horse Pegasus was ridden by the hero Bellerophon to defeat the fearsome Chimera, a beast often depicted as being part goat, part lion and part snake.

  • Promising early results from new UK Type 2 diabetes prevention programme

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/september/promising-early-results-from-new-uk-type-2-diabetes-prevention-programme

    A programme aimed at preventing the development of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk of the disease has achieved “promising” early results, a study has found.

  • The Myths of King Richard III and Dracula

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/the-myths-of-king-richard-iii-and-dracula

    The Shakespearian interpretation of King Richard III will be examined by a visiting Spanish academic when she visits the University next month.

  • Superhero vision measures water quality of lakes from space

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/2018superhero-vision2019-measures-water-quality-of-lakes-from-space

    An international team of researchers led by Professor Heiko Balzter from the Department of Geography has demonstrated a way to assess the quality of water on Earth from space by using satellite technology that can visualise pollution levels otherwise invisible to the human...

  • Learn about cutting-edge advances in crime solving and forensic science

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/learn-about-cutting-edge-advances-in-crime-solving-and-forensic-science

    The latest advances in forensic science and how it can be used to solve crimes will be explored as part of a free online course offered by the University in partnership with FutureLearn, which gives people the chance to learn directly from professional criminologists.

  • Leicester athlete Nick Cummins set to compete in Wheelchair Rugby World Championships

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/june/leicester-athlete-nick-cummins-set-to-compete-in-wheelchair-rugby-world-championships

    Talented Leicester athlete Nick Cummins is set to tackle the competition in the Wheelchair Rugby World Championships, taking place in Sydney, Australia between 5 – 10 August.

  • 29th November 2016 Sol 1534

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/11/29/29th-november-2016-sol-1534-1/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 29, 2016 We have started our 19th drill or scoop.  Curiosity now aims to drill at regular elevation intervals (25 m) as we progress up through the Murray formation.

  • 2nd November 2016 Sol 1508

    https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2016/11/02/2nd-november-2016-sol-1508/

    Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 2, 2016 We have found an iron meteorite – called Egg Rock.  Curiosity was close enough to determine that it is composed of iron, with some nickel.

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