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                    Expert opinion Changes under Gove have brought about STEM teacher shortagehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/changes-under-gove-have-brought-about-stem-teacher-shortage-say-experts Schools face a “looming disaster” over a severe shortage of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, education and science experts at Leicester have warned. 
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                    Science Discoveryhttps://le.ac.uk/study/schools-and-colleges/pre-16/science-discovery Study with us Remember it’s never too late to change career or study at University. 
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                    Leicester space scientist receives prestigious Ernest Rutherford Fellowshiphttps://le.ac.uk/news/2021/april/stfc-fellowship A space scientist from the University of Leicester has been identified as a science leader of the future by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). 
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                    Strengthening the link in SMILEhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/24/strengthening-the-link-in-smile/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 June 2021 Dr. Jenny Carter blogs about Leicester’s involvement in the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, scheduled for launch in 2024 . 
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                    New ‘explant’ technique predicts a tumour’s responsiveness to breast cancer treatmenthttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/january/breast-cancer Cancer researchers at the University of Leicester have developed a technique that could predict how well some breast cancer patients will respond to chemotherapy and antibody-directed cancer treatments 
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                    Chicken and egg mystery solved in new DNA book for younger readershttps://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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                    New DNA origami technique promises breakthroughs in medicinehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/dna-origami Scientists have developed an innovative method to customise and strengthen DNA origami structures, which could lead to advances in medicine, biotechnology, and beyond 
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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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                    If you don’t know where you’re going you’ll end up somewhere elsehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/pgrcareers/2016/11/03/if-you-dont-know-where-youre-going-youll-end-up-somewhere-else/ Posted by Martin Coffey in Postgraduate Researcher Careers on November 3, 2016 When I was growing up in a small farming community in the west of Ireland there weren’t many options for a teenager on a Saturday night. 
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                    AstroSeminar: How can we observe forming planets and their surroundings?https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/12/astroseminar-how-can-we-observe-forming-planets-and-their-surroundings/ Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 January 2021 Tomorrow (13th Jan) the Wednesday seminar will be delivered by Prof. Judit Szulagyi (ETH, Zurich) at usual time (3pm). Please find below title and abstract of the talk.