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Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/01/congratulations-to-dr-henrik-melin-new-webb-fellow/
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester.
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Anti-Bullying Pledge
https://le.ac.uk/about/making-a-difference/edi/anti-bullying-week
This Anti-Bullying Week. What we can do to stop bullying and take a stand against bullying. Support us with showing your commitment to tackling bullying.
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GHOST in the sky captures Greenhouse Gases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/ghost-in-the-sky-captures-greenhouse-gases
An instrument co-designed by University of Leicester scientists has been used in aircraft flights over the UK to monitor greenhouse gases.
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Esuantsiwa Jane Goldsmith
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/inspirational-women/esuantsiwa-jane-goldsmith
“When I was President I had to go to Senate meetings, me with 90-odd white guys, so I always turned up wearing banana yellow and big hair to scare the mortar boards off them.
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Leicester’s tuberculosis research boosted by six-figure funding for lab equipment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/august/leicester-tuberculosis-research-boosted-funding-lab-equipment
The University of Leicester’s research into tuberculosis has been bolstered with a six-figure grant to fund new lab equipment.
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Business Economics BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/economics-and-business-bsc/2026
Develop your understanding of modern economic analysis and ideas, and how they apply to decision-making in the business world, with Leicester’s Business Economics degree.
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Funded opportunities
https://le.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/funded-opportunities
Listed below are the funded studentship opportunities which are currently accepting research student applications.
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Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics MSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/bioinformatics-and-molecular-genetics-msc/2026
This is for you if...you want to combine your interest in computing and bioinformatics with the study of molecular genetics to develop a career in biological research.
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Arctic rocket launch could uncover unique features of Earth’s life-sustaining atmosphere
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/05/12/arctic-rocket-launch-could-uncover-unique-features-of-earths-life-sustaining-atmosphere/
A Leicester expert in space weather has helped launch a NASA mission from deep within the Arctic Circle which could uncover unique features of our atmosphere that enable life on Earth.
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Physics and Astronomy June 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/07/01/physics-and-astronomy-june-2021-digest/
With exams now behind us, and hopefully a pleasant summer ahead, the Physics Community Team want to share some of the recent highlights from the news blog in May and June 2021.