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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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Defining Moments: Poetry and Presence
https://le.ac.uk/english/research/research-projects/past-projects/defining-moments
Project overview Dr Mary Ann Lund’s project explores the relationship between poetry, place, and spiritual exploration. It focuses on poetry’s attentiveness to the here and now, to moments of ‘thisness’.
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University policy
https://le.ac.uk/dbs/animal-welfare/culture-of-care/university-policy
View the University of Leicester's policy on the use of animals in research and experiments.
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What do grasshoppers eat? It’s not just grass! New Leicester research shows similarities with mammal teeth like never before
https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/march/grasshopper-mandibles
But analysis of the ecological importance of grasshoppers is not straightforward, and finding out what they eat requires detailed study of the contents of their guts or painstaking and time-consuming observations of how they feed in the wild. There is, however, a better way.
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Electronic frailty index will identify older people at risk
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/august/30-frailty-index
A collaborative study involving Professor Simon Conroy from our Department of Health Sciences has been awarded £550,000 from the NIHR Health Technology Assessment programme to develop the next version of the multi-award winning electronic frailty index (eFI).
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Mayer IgA Nephropathy Research Group
https://le.ac.uk/igan
Leicester’s Mayer IgAN Research Group leads global efforts to treat chronic kidney disease, backed by major funding and pioneering clinical breakthroughs.
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Nationwide map of air pollution provides insights into nitrogen dioxide levels across the country and within towns and cities
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/november/new-nationwide-map-of-air-pollution-provides-insights-into-nitrogen-dioxide-levels-across-the-country-and-within-towns-and-cities
EarthSense Systems – a joint venture between our University and aerial mapping company BlueSky - has published MappAir® – the first ever high resolution nationwide map of air pollution.
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Students and Staff explore brand new Digital Reading Room
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/students-and-staff-explore-brand-new-digital-reading-room
The University's brand new Digital Reading Room, a collaborative learning space where students and staff can explore the digital world through a variety of new interactive facilities, opened for the first time today.
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Three-Minute Wonder Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/03/20/three-minute-wonder-competition/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 March 2020 Leicester physicists are involved in 3 Minute Wonder competition .