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New earthbased images prepare for Junos encounter with Jupiters Great Red Spot
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/new-earth-based-images-prepare-for-juno2019s-encounter-with-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot
A space scientist from our Department of Physics and Astronomy has been involved in new Jupiter imagery from two telescopes in Hawaii that is providing context for upcoming close-ups of the Great Red Spot by NASA's Juno spacecraft.
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Leicester Physics students ‘prove’ Santa’s Christmas magic is REAL
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/december/christmas-magic
A group of Physics students at the University of Leicester have ‘proved’ that there is such a thing as Santa’s Christmas magic.
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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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Announcing 2021 Summer Internships for Leicester Undergraduates
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/27/announcing-2021-summer-internships-for-leicester-undergraduates/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 April 2021 The Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) scheme has been operating for many years, but COVID restrictions led to cancellation in 2020.
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Study reveals mysteries of enzyme mechanism
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/november/study-reveals-mysteries-of-enzyme-mechanism
An international research team led by our University has made a breakthrough advance by trapping an intermediate in the mechanism of enzymes called heme peroxidases and determining its structure using a beam of neutrons from the heart of a nuclear reactor.
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DEFRA Greenhouse Gas Emissions
https://le.ac.uk/clcr/research-projects/defra-greenhouse-gas-emissions
This research project carried out by DEFRA will quantify greenhouse gas fluxes from fenland under different land use to derive recommendations for land management and climate mitigation policies.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/school-and-colleges/law/resources
Resources for higher education students, on genetic-related issues and how the law effects research.
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Project to investigate genetic roots of resistance to anti-cancer therapy agents
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/january/project-to-investigate-genetic-roots-of-resistance-to-anti-cancer-therapy-agents
The mechanisms that cause cancers to respond poorly to therapy are to be investigated in a project that commemorates and honours the work of an eminent Leicester geneticist.
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Spend a year abroad
https://le.ac.uk/politics/study/undergraduate/spend-a-year-abroad
Spend part of your degree studying abroad via the Study Abroad or the Erasmus scheme. We have links with universities across Europe - and beyond, in Australia.
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Leading expert to discuss co-working and workplace culture
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/leading-expert-to-discuss-co-working-and-workplace-culture
A leading expert will be discussing co-working, technology and workplace culture, at an event entitled ‘Co-Working Dynamics and the City’ at the our University on Wednesday 1 March.