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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
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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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Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Carter for being awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/13/congratulations-to-dr-jennifer-carter-for-being-awarded-a-dorothy-hodgkin-fellowship/
Congratulations to Dr Jennifer Carter for being awarded a Dorothy Hodgkin Fellowship
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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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Why Not…. Join Our All-School Quiz on December 1st?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/23/why-not-join-our-all-school-quiz-on-december-1st/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 November 2020 As we’re nearing the end of term, we thought we’d have a bit of fun, so the Physics Community team is excited to invite all members of the School to an All-School Quiz on Tuesday the 1st of...
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Celebrating Black History Month 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/05/celebrating-black-history-month-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 October 2020 This October is Black History Month, and in recognition of this, a number of activities have been planned throughout the University and School, writes Emily Baldwin.
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Physics Research Bites: Space Park Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/07/physics-research-bites-space-park-leicester/
Physics Research Bites: Space Park Leicester
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Professor Bunce on the BBC Life Scientific
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/06/09/professor-bunce-on-the-bbc-life-scientific/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 June 2020 Professor Emma Bunce spoke to Jim al-Khalili about her fascination with the gas giants for the BBC’s Life Scientific on Radio 4.
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Ten Galactic Unite Scholars Selected
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/17/ten-galactic-unite-scholars-selected/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 February 2021 Ten undergraduate scholars have been selected as part of the pioneering Galactic Unite scholarship programme at the University of Leicester.