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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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                    George Harrisonhttps://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2025/george-harrison We have learned, with sadness, of the passing of George Anthony Harrison, who lectured in history from the 1960s to the 1990s and remained a familiar figure on campus for many years afterwards. George passed away on 22 January 2025, aged 87. 
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                    Heritage panels telling history of Leicester to be installed around cityhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2015/august/heritage-panels-telling-history-of-leicester-to-be-installed-around-city Colin Hyde at the East Midlands Oral History Archive has written the text for forty heritage panels that are being installed around Leicester. 
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                    Biological Sciences (Neuroscience) MBiolScihttps://le.ac.uk/courses/biological-sciences-neuroscience-mbiolsci/2026 Computers are powerful machines, but no computer is more powerful or complex than the human brain. Studying neuroscience will reveal how brains and nervous systems work in animals, including humans – and what happens when something goes wrong. 
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                    September 2020 Digesthttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/02/september-2020-digest/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 October 2020 Our newly-revamped Physics and Astronomy Blog aims to celebrate the achievements of our diverse community, to widen participation in events and activities, and to ensure that everyone is aware... 
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                    Six Decades of Space Sciencehttps://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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                    Ten Galactic Unite Scholars Selectedhttps://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. 
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                    Research Bites: Solar System Science and JWSThttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/01/21/research-bites-solar-system-science-and-jwst/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 January 2022 We are pleased to announce the third of our “Physics Research Bites”, a short “bring-your-own-lunch” seminar series aimed at students and staff wishing to know more about the... 
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                    ESA Digital Twin Earth Precursor: Climate Explorerhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/23/esa-digital-twin-earth-precursor-climate-explorer/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 September 2020 NCEO-Leicester win ESA contract to develop a “Digital Twin Earth Precursor” Dr Robert Parker, part of the National Centre for Earth Observation and the School of Physics and Astronomy, has... 
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                    Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/17/celebrating-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2021-part-1/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 February 2021 On February 11 th the School of Physics and Astronomy joined in with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrations, using Twitter (@PhysicsUoL) to showcase some of the...