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Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo
University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in environmental data on deforestation impacting coastal ecosystems
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jbridges: Page 26
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/author/jbridges/page/26/
This blog is a record of my experiences and work during the Mars Science Laboratory mission, from the preparation, landing on August 5th 2012 Pacific Time, and onwards...I will also post updates about our other Mars work on meteorites, ExoMars and new missions.
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Ghoulish practice of gibbeting corpses haunted public of the eighteenth century
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/october/ghoulish-practice-of-gibbeting-corpses-haunted-public-of-the-eighteenth-century
Today, a typical Halloween night might include people dressing up as ghosts, ghouls and a creepy clown or two in order to frighten passers-by. But some of the disturbing practices from history might be more harrowing than a modern audience is used to encountering.
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Part of the students’ union: reflections from Strawbs founder David Cousins
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/january/david-cousins-interview
Strawbs founder David Cousins is interviewed by the University of Leicester about his career and his time as a student.
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Leicester scientists investigating ancient freshwater hundreds of metres below the sea floor
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/may/scientists-ancient-freshwater-below-sea-floor
International expedition off the coast of New England (Massachusetts, USA) includes researchers from the University of Leicester aiming to explore ancient freshwater systems below the ocean floor and up to 100 miles offshore
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Calculations reveal Santa travels at 0.5% the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/21-calculations-reveal-how-quickly-santa-travels
Calculations reveal how quickly Santa travels Santa and reindeer|University of Leicester students have worked out just how fast Santa Claus has to travel to deliver all of his presents on time On Christmas Eve night, Santa Claus and his reindeer fly around the world...
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Starting with the tidyverse
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/teachingr/2020/08/31/starting-with-the-tidyverse/
Discussion of teaching the tidyverse without first introducing students to base R
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Competing on the centre right: An examination of party strategy in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/politics/research/research-projects/previous-research-projects/competing-on-the-centre-right
This research project provided a detailed analysis of the ideology, policies and strategy of the Conservative Party and UKIP at the 2009 European Parliament and the next general election.
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From the past to the future of work
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2025/02/04/from-the-past-to-the-future-of-work/
Posted by Stephen Wood in School of Business Blog on February 4, 2025 Stephen Wood, Professor of Management, University of Leicester School of Business.
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Understanding election coverage using Big data
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/understanding-election-coverage-using-big-data
Researchers from our Department of Media and Communication, in collaboration with the University of Bristol, have for the first time analysed mass media coverage to understand how elections are covered by the press.