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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.
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Serena Iervolino: PhD reflections
https://le.ac.uk/museum-studies/study/graduate-profiles/serena-iervolino
2013 was a memorable year for me. I completed my PhD, simultaneously experiencing a great sense of achievement but also terror. “What’s my next challenge?” I wondered.
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Economic inequality is not “bad for everyone”, new research shows – wealthier people derive happiness benefits
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/economic-inequality-wealth-people-happiness
Increases in economic inequality raise the life satisfaction of wealthier people, while lowering the life satisfaction of people who earn less, newly published research shows.
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Former childrens laureate Michael Morpurgo to speak to packed audience
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/former-children2019s-laureate-michael-morpurgo-to-speak-to-packed-audience
The University is to welcome the popular and award-winning children’s writer Michael Morpurgo as he delivers its 2017 Annual Creative Writing Lecture this week to a packed house.
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What can we expect from the 2024 general election?
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/june/election
Professor Paul Baines, political marketing expert from the University of Leicester, gives his take on the upcoming general election.
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Leicester researchers open doors for International Clinical Trials Day
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/may/leicester-researchers-open-doors-for-international-clinical-trials-day
Research teams at Leicester’s Hospitals are giving members of the public an opportunity to experience first-hand some of the clinical trials they run.
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Power, Privilege and Diversity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/sy1021
Module code: SY1021 Engagement with sociology is often rooted in concern about inequality and the deprived circumstances in which many people live. But inequality extends well beyond people’s economic situations.
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Power, Privilege and Diversity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/sy1021
Module code: SY1021 Engagement with sociology is often rooted in concern about inequality and the deprived circumstances in which many people live. But inequality extends well beyond people’s economic situations.
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Power, Privilege and Diversity
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/sy1021
Module code: SY1021 Engagement with sociology is often rooted in concern about inequality and the deprived circumstances in which many people live. But inequality extends well beyond people’s economic situations.
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Physics Research Bites: The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/01/13/physics-research-bites-the-solar-wind-magnetosphere-ionosphere-link-explorer-smile/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 13 January 2023 Our guest speaker Dr Jennifer Carter will be giving a talk on the University of Leicester’s involvement with the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), and how the mission...