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• Space scientist makes giant leap towards becoming an astronaut

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/leicester-scientist-makes-giant-leap-towards-becoming-an-astronaut

  Space scientist Dr Suzie Imber from our Department of Physics and Astronomy will be competing to realise her dream of becoming an astronaut as part of a televised competition broadcast by the BBC.

• Adjusting to life in Leicester

  https://le.ac.uk/law/study/undergraduate/offer-holder-info/adjusting-to-life-in-leicester

  Starting your law degree is an exciting time but coming to university can be a big step and it may take a little while for you to adjust.

• 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.

• Reproduction and gene shuffling in malaria parasites: how does it work?

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/august/malaria

  Scientists from the Universities of Leicester and Nottingham have received nearly £600,000 to research how sexual development and gene shuffling within the malaria parasite could help to control malaria transmission.

• Red squirrel and human leprosy link found at English medieval archaeological site

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/may/squirrel

  New evidence from medieval archaeological sites shows that English red squirrels once served as an important host for Mycobacterium leprae (M. leprae) strains also responsible for leprosy in humans.

• Frequently asked questions about distance learning

  https://le.ac.uk/archaeology/study/distance-learning/faqs

  If you have questions about studying Archaeology or Ancient History with us by distance learning, find the answers here by consulting our frequently asked questions.

• Year in industry profiles

  https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/undergraduate/year-in-industry/profiles

  Read stories from University of Leicester students who have taken a year of full-time work between their second and final year of study as part of the School of Business undergraduate programme.

• Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere

  https://le.ac.uk/news/2022/february/jupiter-tug-of-war

  New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up aurorae in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NASA’s Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope.

• Announcing 2025 Summer Internships for Leicester Undergraduates

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2025/01/09/announcing-sure2025/

  Applications are open for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience scheme, which provides paid opportunities for capable undergraduates to get a flavour of what it is like to work at the cutting-edge of research in the School of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Space.

• Kerry Dobbins: Page 3

  https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/loproject/author/kd154/page/3/

  Kerry Dobbins is a Professional Development Advisor at the LLI. She works with colleagues to support the development of their teaching and supporting learning activities.