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                    University of Leicester partners with Bluesky International to revolutionise tree mapping technologyhttps://le.ac.uk/news/2025/april/partner-bluesky-international-revolutionise-tree-mapping-technology A new Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) will enhance Bluesky’s National Tree Map 
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                    Funding spotlight MRC DPFShttps://le.ac.uk/research/institutes/precision-health/opportunities/funding-spotlight-mrc-dpfs Dr Tim Hammonds: Applying to the MRC Developmental Pathway Funding Scheme (DPFS) Having recently joined the MRC DPFS panel I can share with you some of the things I have learned about applying for and successfully achieving funding for translational programs in this health... 
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                    Flaring star could be down to young planet’s disc infernohttps://le.ac.uk/news/2023/june/planetary-disc-inferno New simulations led by University of Leicester offer new explanation for star’s 85-year flare. In this scenario, a young giant planet is burning up very close to its star, suggesting solar systems may have hosted many of such planets that have since ‘evaporated’ 
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                    Conversations with… Dr Simon Vaughanhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/conversations-with-dr-simon-vaughan/ Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr Simon Vaughan is an Associate Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy, as well as being one of the two Academic Directors of the School, written by Emily Baldwin. 
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                    Congratulations to Sarah Casewell and the Backyard Worlds Teamhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/24/congratulations-to-sarah-casewell-and-the-backyard-worlds-team/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 June 2021 Enormous congratulations to the Backyard Worlds Team, including Leicester scientist Dr. Sarah Casewell, on being the 2021 recipients of a Robert H Goddard award for science. 
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                    New Results in X-Ray Astronomy: Looking ahead to Athenahttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/06/15/new-results-in-x-ray-astronomy-looking-ahead-to-athena/ During May 2022, the School of Physics & Astronomy hosted two back-to-back meetings in high-energy astrophysics. 
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                    The Competition for ESA’s Next Astronauts – Naomi Rowe-Gurneyhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/25/the-competition-for-esas-next-astronauts-naomi-rowe-gurney/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 June 2021 Applications for ESA’s next astronauts recently closed, and several Leicester scientists were among the 22,500 people who applied – PhD student Naomi Rowe-Gurney was featured in the Telegraph ,... 
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                    Industrial impacthttps://le.ac.uk/cardiovascular-sciences/research/industrial-impact Haemostatix Ltd, a spin-out from the University of Leicester, was co-founded in 2003 by Sarah Middleton and Alison Goodall (Professor of Thrombosis and Haemostasis) to commercialise a new scientific approach to enhance blood clotting. 
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                    Discovery of a new gene enables the diagnosis for patients with rare lung diseasehttps://le.ac.uk/news/2024/april/hirst As part of a large international research collaboration, scientists at the University of Leicester have helped identify a new candidate gene involved in the development of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). 
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                    Astrophysics Seminar – 17th Feb 3pm. JJ Hermes: White dwarf variability as seen from spacehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/11/astrophysics-seminar-17th-feb-3pm-jj-hermes-white-dwarf-variability-as-seen-from-space/ Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 11 February 2021 Please find a teams link in the Astrophysics Group > Seminars area. Abstract: White dwarfs have been used as flux standards for decades, thanks to their staid simplicity.