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Research student helps reopen Lincoln Castles longclosed prison
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/june/research-student-helps-reopen-lincoln-castle2019s-long-closed-prison
Work by a PhD student that will bring a Victorian Prison back to life has received a royal seal of approval.
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Meet Airbus Mars Rover Engineer Abbie Hutty – National Space Centre Live Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/29/meet-airbus-mars-rover-engineer-abbie-hutty-national-space-centre-live-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 January 2021 Joining the National Space Centre online for a Facebook Live Q&A tonight (January 29th) is Abbie Hutty, mechanical engineer and Locomotion Subsystem Development Manager, Sample Fetch Rover...
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Medical student with stammer makes national appeal to raise awareness
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/phoebe-avbulim-bbc-lifeline-stammer
University of Leicester Medical student Phobe Avbulim has appeared on BBC’s Lifeline appeal programme, presented by actor Colin Firth, to talk about her stammer
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Professor of Medical Education saves man’s life when he collapses at chess match.
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/december/cardiac-arrest
When Richard Hanscombe collapsed in the middle of a chess match following a cardiac arrest, he was lucky enough to have a trained GP from the University of Leicester by his side.
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Event kickstarts drive to bring multi-million pound funding to East Midlands’ creative and cultural industries
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/kickstart-multi-million-pound-funding-east-midlands-creative-cultural-industries
Companies such as Google, IBM and Adobe were represented alongside the region’s business leaders, academics, funders and policymakers at The Future of the Creative and Cultural Industries event on 18 June.
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World Space Week at the National Space Centre
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/04/world-space-week-at-the-national-space-centre-2/
Celebrate World Space Week with a very special mission to the National Space Centre (sleepover optional!) Space Lates is an evening created for people who want to know more – those who have an interest in astronomy, space missions, and the exciting research happening here in...
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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/paul_mcmillan/
Centenary celebrations Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 May 2025 The first students to study physics at what was then University College, Leicester were enrolled in 1925. A class of 10 students were enrolled, and a single lecturer appointed.
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Fight fire with fire? Managing complex contracts when the other party becomes difficult
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/business/2018/05/16/fight-fire-with-fire-managing-complex-contracts-when-the-other-party-becomes-difficult/
Posted by hconnolly in School of Business Blog on May 16, 2018 In his second blog ( first blog can be found here ) Dr Haward Soper, recently awarded his PhD, discusses his doctoral findings, giving fascinating insights into the relationships between different parties...
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Conversations With… Dr Tom Stallard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/conversations-with-dr-tom-stallard/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Dr Tom Stallard is the Post-graduate Tutor in the School of Physics and Astronomy as well as being an Associate Professor of Planetary Astronomy.
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Could large space missions help to unite world powers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/could-large-space-missions-help-to-unite-world-powers
Professor John Bridges from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been quoted in an article in The Independent discussing the US government's decision to give a Florida-based company permission to conduct the first ever private mission to the Moon.