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AstroSeminar: Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/05/astroseminar-expecting-the-unexpected-in-the-search-for-extraterrestrial-life/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 October 2020 This week’s virtual Wednesday talk will be by Peter Vickers (Durham), a philosopher, who will present “Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life” Members of the...
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Capturing the UK Fireball with a Raspberry Pi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/03/02/capturing-the-uk-fireball-with-a-raspberry-pi/
Capturing the UK Fireball with a Raspberry Pi, star trails, Leicester
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First post-Covid International Astronomy Conference at the University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/01/planet-and-binary-formation-conference-at-the-university-of-leicester/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 November 2022 An international astronomy conference on planet and binary formation took place at University of Leicester in mid-September 2022.
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COP26: Funding boost for new space mission to monitor carbon
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/05/cop26-funding-boost-for-new-space-mission-to-monitor-carbon/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 November 2021 Leicester researchers will contribute to a new joint British and French space mission dedicated to monitoring atmospheric carbon dioxide – the main greenhouse gas responsible for climate change.
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Celebrating Leicester’s live music heritage as Radio 2 comes to town
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/september/gigs
While some of pop’s biggest names will be descending on Leicester this weekend for Radio 2 In The Park, it’s not the first time some of them have graced a stage within the LE1 postcode.
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MRC Undergraduate Dissertation Prize
https://le.ac.uk/medieval/study/undergraduate/dissertation-prize
See records of the annual Medieval Research Centre prize for the best undergraduate dissertation in medieval studies. The prize was set up in 2007 in memory of A G and A L Postles.
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Chicken and egg mystery solved in new DNA book for younger readers
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/dna-childrens-book
New children’s book about genetics answers the age-old question of which came first, written by genetics experts working at the University of Leicester and the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
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Major endorsement for new space mission to find ‘Earth 2.0’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/november/luvoir
Initial designs show some similarities to JWST, with a segmented telescope assembly and large sunshade to be deployed in orbit. But LUVOIR would boast a segmented mirror up to 16m in diameter – compared to the current record 6m diameter array fitted to JWST.
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Conversations with… Prof. Richard Alexander
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/13/conversations-with-prof-richard-alexander/
Conversations with... Prof. Richard Alexander
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National Space Centre Space Lates: Apollo 17
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/10/national-space-centre-space-lates-apollo-17/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 10 November 2022 Join the team at the National Space Centre for a special celebration marking 50 years of Apollo 17, December 7th 2022 For this Space Lates, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17...