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Trailblazing astrophysicist and champion of women in science to deliver University of Leicester publ
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/05/01/trailblazing-astrophysicist-and-champion-of-women-in-science-to-deliver-university-of-leicester-public-lecture/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 May 2024 Pulsar discoverer Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell, who made one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20 th century, has been invited to deliver a keynote...
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Black History Month event – In Conversation with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/10/12/black-history-month-event-in-conversation-with-dr-maggie-aderin-pocock/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 October 2023 As part of our events to mark Black History Month this October, we’re really excited to have our new Chancellor, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, join us for a very special event on campus on Friday 20...
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Leicester scientist helps fine-tune space telescope 1.5million km from home
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/20/leicester-scientist-helps-fine-tune-space-telescope-1-5million-km-from-home/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 May 2022 One of the Leicester space scientists who will make observations with the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) has travelled to the USA to help open the observatory’s ‘eyes’ to the universe.
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Ancient chimpanzee Adam lived over one million years ago
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/february/ancient-chimpanzee-2018adam2019-lived-over-one-million-years-ago
Chimpanzees have an ancient common ancestor – or genetic ‘Adam’ - that lived over one million years ago, according to a research team led by Professor Mark Jobling from the Department of Genetics.
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Women in Space: On the Ground and Heading for the Stars – Seminar by Sue Nelson
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/02/women-in-space-on-the-ground-and-heading-for-the-stars-seminar-by-sue-nelson/
Women in Space: On the Ground and Heading for the Stars - Seminar by Sue Nelson
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Leicester rehabilitation programmes highlighted by national charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/december/06-leicester-rehabilitation-programmes-highlighted-national-charity
Two initiatives developed at Leicester’s Hospitals have been cited in the British Heart Foundation’s (BHF) new five-point plan to achieve the biggest impact for people with, or at risk of, heart and circulatory diseases.
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Leicester Researchers and the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/29/leicester-researchers-and-the-europlanet-science-congress-epsc/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 29 September 2020 Planetary Scientists from the University of Leicester have played a leading role in the first Virtual Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC).
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EO Detective in Lockdown
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/23/eo-detective-in-lockdown/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 April 2021 Catherine Fitzsimons, our NCEO Outreach Officer , describes the legacy of an outreach project from NCEO at the University of Leicester.
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Student experience highlighted in latest Daily Mail university rankings
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/student-experience-daily-mail-university-rankings
University of Leicester ranks 34th in the Daily Mail University Guide 2026 - top 10 for student experience, with Medicine, Maths, and Engineering in the top five.
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From black holes to ancient fossils innovative images highlight University research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/from-black-holes-to-ancient-fossils-innovative-images-highlight-university-research
The winners of this year’s Images of Research exhibition have been announced, highlighting some of the key research innovations currently taking place from across our academic departments.