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The Competition for ESA’s Next Astronauts – Naomi Rowe-Gurney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/the-competition-for-esas-next-astronauts-naomi-rowe-gurney/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Applications for ESA’s next astronauts recently closed, and several Leicester scientists were among the 22,500 people who applied – PhD student Naomi Rowe-Gurney was featured in the Telegraph ,...
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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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Why Not… Join the Conversation on Discord?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/why-not-join-the-conversation-on-discord/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Undergraduate students in the School of Physics and Astronomy run the “To Infinity and Beyond” Discord server, open to all to maintain a strong community during the months of lockdown.
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January 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/01/january-2021-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 February 2021 With 2020 now behind us, the Physics Community team would like to say a virtual “welcome to 2021,” and to share some of the stories on our School blog from the past few weeks.
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Research Bites: ESA’s Gaia Mission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/30/research-bites-esas-gaia-mission/
Please join us again this Friday December 2nd for our second research bites of the term. - Featuring Prof. Martin Barstow, talking about ESA's Gaia mission.
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Panel Event: Competing for Space Superiority? Arms Racing, Rivalries and Hype in Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/05/04/panel-event-competing-for-space-superiority-arms-racing-rivalries-and-hype-in-space/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 May 2021 Join us for an in-depth discussion, led by Dr Bleddyn Bowen, on the realities behind the rhetoric of arms racing, rivalries and other types of hype in space.
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Six Decades of Space Science
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/06/six-decades-of-space-science/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 6 October 2020 At the start of World Space Week, we’re marking 60 years of space science at the University of Leicester. Leicester has had a Physics Department since 1924, long before it gained University status.
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PlanetarySeminar: Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres coupling: macrophysical and microphysical
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/24/planetaryseminar-solar-wind-and-planetary-magnetospheres-coupling-macrophysical-and-microphysical-processes/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 January 2022 At 14:00 on Wednesday February 8th, 2022, Dr Lina Hadid from LPP, France will be presenting a seminar titled: “Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres coupling: macrophysical and microphysical processes”.
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PlanetarySeminar: The importance of nonlinear physics in radiation belt modelling
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/14/planetaryseminar-the-importance-of-nonlinear-physics-in-radiation-belt-modelling/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 14 September 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday September 29th, 2021, Dr Oliver Allanson from the University of Exeter will be presenting a seminar titled: “The importance of nonlinear physics in radiation belt modelling”.
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PlanetarySeminar: Giant Planets in the Thermal Infrared
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/13/planetaryseminar-giant-planets-in-the-thermal-infrared/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 13 October 2020 Dr.