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Sand clouds, water vapour and sulphur dioxide detected on nearby exoplanet using world-leading space telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/november/jwst-sand-clouds
New study that has discovered ‘sand clouds’ on a planet orbiting a nearby star using James Webb Space Telescope involves University of Leicester space scientist, using the MIRI instrument that University engineers and scientists helped design and develop.
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Nixon Court building works
https://le.ac.uk/study/accommodation/faqs/nixon-court-building-works
Learn more about building works taking place throughout Nixon Court during the academic year to refresh the exterior of the buildings.
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Leicester space scientists celebrate the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/jwst-launch
Amongst other things, it will be able to see the first galaxies that formed after the Big Bang, along with studying planet formation around distant stars.
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University of Leicester researchers take part in parliamentary roundtable on NHS staff retention
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/december/parliamentary-roundtable-nhs-staff-retention
Professor Manish Pareek from the University of Leicester joins panel to share evidence to inform local and national policy
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Hot hot hot, above the Great Red Spot
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/leicester-to-jupiter/2016/07/28/hot-hot-hot-above-the-great-red-spot/
Posted by Henrik Melin in Leicester to Jupiter: The Juno Mission on July 28, 2016 One of the largest remaining questions in understanding the upper atmosphere of Jupiter, the outmost layer of the atmosphere, is: ‘Why is this region so very hot?’.
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Henrietta O'Connor
https://le.ac.uk/people/henrietta-o-connor
The academic profile of Professor Henrietta O'Connor, Professor of Sociology, also Provost and Deputy Vice-Chancellor
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Continuing Professional Development (CPD) short courses
https://le.ac.uk/geology/study/short-courses
Find out about our one year Postgraduate Certificate in Quarry Management and Operations part-time course.
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PhD scholarships
https://le.ac.uk/law/study/research-degrees/phd-scholarships
Research degree funding and scholarships for PhD applicants from Leicester Law School and the University of of Leicester.
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Translating Different Genres
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/ts7030
Module code: TS7030 Different genres use differing generic structures, language features and registers, and are intended for different audiences. Therefore, different genres need to be handled differently in a translation.
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Current Issues in Medical Genetics
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/mb2051
Module code: MB2051 Cloning, designer babies, gene editing and personal autonomy are examples of the contemporary issues surrounding the study of medical genetics.