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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 714 April
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/april/talking-points-a-range-of-topics-tackled-by-academics-7-14-april
Dr Heather Brunskell-Evans from the Centre for Medical Humanities has written an article for The Conversation exploring how it could be a good idea to discuss topics such as sex, rape and pornography in classrooms in order to properly educate young people about...
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University pilots Leicester Academy sports scheme
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/april/university-pilots-2018leicester-academy2019-sports-scheme
The 2015/16 academic year has seen the Sports and Recreation Service pilot the ‘Leicester Academy’ programme, with the aim of becoming the University’s hub for students to access sport related opportunities such as coaching/officiating qualifications, workshops and training...
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International team of space scientists to conduct pioneering research into atmospheres of distant exoplanets
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/february/international-team-of-space-scientists-to-conduct-pioneering-research-into-atmospheres-of-distant-exoplanets
Researchers from our Department of Physics and Astronomy, working as part of an international team of seven European institutes, have launched a new project to conduct research into the atmospheres of distant exoplanets.
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New supercomputer heading for Leicester
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/new-supercomputer-heading-for-leicester
A new generation of supercomputer is coming to Leicester. The University is one of only three UK universities selected to host the supercomputers which will facilitate processing data used in industrial R&D and academic research.
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Weird Fiction/Weird Film
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/en3035
Module code: EN3035 The first decades of the twentieth century saw rapid upheaval in several disciplines of knowledge: Howard Carter’s excavations in Egypt, Tombaugh’s discovery of Pluto, and the work of Freud and Einstein, radically rewrote conceptions of history, space, and...
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Physics and Astronomy
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/adam_povey/
Announcing 2026 Summer Internships for Leicester Undergraduates Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 26 January 2026 Applications are open for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE2026) scheme for Leicester undergraduates.
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ab520: Page 2
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Astrophysics Seminar 3pm Wednesday 10th November Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2021 Freeke van der Voort (Cardiff) A remote talk on Teams describing the distribution of r-process elements in simulations of Milky-Way-sized galaxies.
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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.
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Research Bites: ESA’s Gaia Mission
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/30/research-bites-esas-gaia-mission/
Please join us again this Friday December 2nd for our second research bites of the term. - Featuring Prof. Martin Barstow, talking about ESA's Gaia mission.
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PlanetarySeminar: Inside Jupiter: what Juno gravity soundings taught us about the gas giant’s interi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/23/planetaryseminar-inside-jupiter-what-juno-gravity-soundings-taught-us-about-the-gas-giants-interior-during-the-prime-mission/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 June 2021 At 16:00 on Wednesday June 30th, Dr Marzia Parisi from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be presenting a seminar titled: “Inside Jupiter: what Juno gravity soundings taught us about the gas giant’s interior...