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Galaxy Radio to host 69 hour broadcast in aid of Leicester Marrow
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/galaxy-radio-to-host-69-hour-broadcast-in-aid-of-leicester-marrow
This week, Galaxy Radio will be hosting their ninth 69-hour broadcast in aid of Leicester Marrow – part of UK blood cancer charity, Anthony Nolan.
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Most luminous galaxy is ripping itself apart
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/most-luminous-galaxy-is-ripping-itself-apart
In a far-off galaxy, 12.4 billion light-years from Earth, a ravenous black hole is devouring galactic grub. Its feeding frenzy produces so much energy, it stirs up gas across its entire galaxy.
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South-South Galaxy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/05/10/south-south-galaxy/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2019 A new website launched the UN Office for South-South Cooperation (UNOSSC). The project intends to give support to countries of the South, so they can share best practice and knowledge.
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Formation and Evolution of Galaxies
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/astrophysics/formation-and-evolution-of-galaxies
The traditional strength of the group in studying the evolution of active galaxies (AGNs) is all part of the wider quest to trace the history of elements, stars, galaxies, extragalactic structure and blackholes through cosmic time, along with providing a context for the...
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NASAs WISE finds universes most luminous galaxy to date
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/nasas-wise-finds-universes-most-luminous-galaxy-to-date
A remote galaxy shining brightly with infrared light equal to more than 300 trillion suns has been discovered using data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, or WISE.
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Phenomenal space explosion astonishes Leicester researchers and shines a light on our own galaxy
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/march/gamma-ray-burst-swift
University of Leicester researchers have played crucial roles in discovering and analysing a gamma-ray burst at least 10 times brighter than anything NASA’s Swift mission has seen before.
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Scientists observe galaxy ‘stealing material’ to feed black hole
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/16-interactions-galaxies
An image of the 20-arcsec square region around W2246 An image of the 20-arcsec square region around W2246 - about 1/100 of the diameter of the full moon. The black contour lines show the ALMA data, while the orange greyscale shows the Hubble Space Telescope image.
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Supporting student transition to higher education: what (not) to do
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2020/04/20/supporting-student-transition-to-higher-education-what-not-to-do/
Posted by Steve Rooney in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on April 20, 2020 The LLI is working with Schools to devise and develop approaches supporting pre-entry students’ academic transition to university-level study.
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Why Not… Run a Crossword Morning?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/12/why-not-run-a-crossword-morning/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 November 2020 Postgraduates within the School run crossword coffee mornings every day to stay connected during home working, writes Rosie Hodnett.
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Observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe will carry instrumentation co-developed by our University
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/james-webb-space-telescope-one-step-closer-to-launch-with-move-to-california
An observatory that will find the first galaxies that formed in the early Universe, connecting the Big Bang to our own Milky Way Galaxy, is one step closer to launch.