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Leicester triumph at Varsity 2017
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-triumph-at-varsity-2017
Like many cities with more than one university, Leicester has an annual sporting contest between the two local institutions.
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Leicester researcher wins Silver Award in House of Commons competition
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/march/leicester-researcher-wins-silver-award-in-house-of-commons-competition
Riya George, a researcher at University of Leicester won Silver at a competition in the House of Commons, for the excellence of her biology research, walking away with a £2,000 prize.
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Leicester space scientist is the first ever graduate of astronaut training centre in Sweden
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/march/space-scientist-dr-suzie-imber-first-ever-graduate-of-astronaut-training-centre-in-sweden
Space scientist and aspiring astronaut Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy recently took part in QinetiQ’s Gravity Horizon training programme organised by the Flight Physiological Centre in Linkoping, Sweden, where she became the first ever graduate to...
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SUREFest – Final Internship Presentations
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/04/surefest-final-internship-presentations/
This summer, the School of Physics and Astronomy has hosted 11 interns working as part of the SURE (summer undergraduate research experience) programme.
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The mystery of the impossible black hole
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/11/mystery-impossible-black-hole/
In September 2020 the LIGO/Virgo team announced the detection of two black holes merging. Two impossible black holes.
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Introducing Leicester’s BepiColombo MIXS Instrument
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/19/introducing-leicesters-bepicolombo-mixs-instrument/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 19 October 2020 This week (October 15th 2020) the BepiColombo spacecraft made its close approach to Venus, using the flybys (and electric propulsion) to brake against the Sun’s enormous gravity to reach...
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Undergraduate Delegate to the Space Generation Advisory Council
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/01/undergraduate-delegate-to-the-space-generation-advisory-council/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 September 2020 Charlie Gamblin, a recent Physics with Astrophysics Bsc graduate, talks about the Space Generation Advisory Council, and an event they held in July 2020 called SpaceGen United (SGU).
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Why middle-aged entrepreneurs are better than young ones
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/09/06/why-middle-aged-entrepreneurs-are-better-than-young-ones/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on September 6, 2018 In this blog Dr Sukanlaya Sawang, As sociate Professor in Small Business, Innovation and Well-being in ULSB, explores the evidence on how older, more experienced people make for better...
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Air quality can be better for active commuters than drivers, research shows
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/july/commute-air-quality
Their findings show that NO2 concentrations can be higher in car cabins (even electric car cabins) than alongside the road where people are walking and cycling. Some PM2.5 can be removed, for example by pollen filters, meaning PM2.
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Conservation, Heritage and the Urban Environment
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs7511
Module code: HS7511 During this module, you'll examine the environment of present-day towns and cities and how they are (or are not) conserved.