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Astrophysicist Shortlisted for 2020 Woman in STEM Award
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/22/astrophysicist-shortlisted-for-2020-woman-in-stem-award/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 September 2020 Congratulations Dr. Sarah Casewell for being shortlisted in the Women’s Awards 2020. Congratulations to our STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellow Dr.
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Enter the STEM for Britain 2021 Poster Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/27/enter-the-stem-for-britain-2021-poster-competition/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 October 2020 Applications for the STEM for Britain 2021 poster competition are now open, and we encourage all early career researchers in the School of Physics and Astronomy to apply.
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The “Wall of Women” visits the School of Physics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/03/20/the-wall-of-women-visits-the-school-of-physics/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 March 2020 The School of Physics celebrates International Women’s Day Thank you to all the amazing women who contribute to this department! International Women’s Day is a day on which the social, cultural,...
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Events
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Decarbonisation net Zero target COP26 Steel Industry
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SMILE Mission
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/smile-mission
ESA/CAS mission SMILE to study the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
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PhD in Creative Writing
https://le.ac.uk/english/study/research-degrees/phd-in-creative-writing
Pursuing a PhD in Creative Writing at the University Leicester means becoming part of an exciting and dynamic research and creative environment. Find out more about our PhD programme.
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Toxic formaldehyde’s dual nature to be probed with new chemical tool
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/formaldehyde-cancer-tool
University of Leicester chemistry researchers have developed new compounds to better study formaldehyde
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GHOST in the sky captures Greenhouse Gases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/ghost-in-the-sky-captures-greenhouse-gases
An instrument co-designed by University of Leicester scientists has been used in aircraft flights over the UK to monitor greenhouse gases.
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Reaching for the stars
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/reaching-for-the-stars
A PhD student at our University has been recognised internationally for her research into life on Mars. Berivan Esen is amongst the 30 women around the world who have been awarded the prestigious Zonta International Amelia Earhart Fellowship for 2018-19.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.