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James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures Large Magellanic Cloud
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/04/28/james-webb-space-telescopes-coolest-instrument-captures-large-magellanic-cloud/
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky.
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Conversations With… Dr Tom Stallard
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/conversations-with-dr-tom-stallard/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Dr Tom Stallard is the Post-graduate Tutor in the School of Physics and Astronomy as well as being an Associate Professor of Planetary Astronomy.
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Postcards from the Universe: Blues for the Red Planet
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/07/01/postcards-from-the-universe-blues-for-the-red-planet/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 July 2020 Dr.
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£3.7 million grant for multi-disciplinary single-molecule research
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/december/03-splicing
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) has awarded more than three million pounds to the University of Leicester, University of Glasgow and University of Strathclyde.
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Genetics and law for higher education
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics-and-ethics-and-law/higher-education/law
We cover genetic-related issues that are in the news and where the legislation has affected how they are used.
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SMILE Mission
https://le.ac.uk/physics/research/space-projects-instrumentation/projects/smile-mission
ESA/CAS mission SMILE to study the solar wind and Earth's magnetosphere
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Geology MGeol
https://le.ac.uk/courses/geology-mgeol/2026
On the Leicester Geology MGeol, you'll gain a broad training in geoscience as for our BSc Geology degree, and then develop masters-level expertise, including a research project on a topic of interest to you.
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Dr. Naomi Rowe-Gurney on taking a Leicester PhD to NASA
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/05/dr-naomi-rowe-gurney-on-taking-a-leicester-phd-to-nasa/
A five-year break in China, a worldwide pandemic, and delays to the most complex space telescope ever built: none of these were enough to stop Naomi Rowe-Gurney breaking new ground to complete her PhD at Leicester and land a dream job with NASA.
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Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin – National Space Centre Live Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/09/mission-control-flight-director-gerry-griffin-national-space-centre-live-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 9 December 2020 Join the National Space Centre for a live Q&A session with Apollo 17 Mission Control Flight Director Gerry Griffin, as part of their LIVE Space Q&A sessions this Friday December 11th.
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ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti: National Space Centre Live Q&A
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/25/esa-astronaut-samantha-cristoforetti-national-space-centre-live-qa/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 November 2020 Join the National Space Centre on Friday 27th November at 19:00 for a special #SciFRI, as ESA Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti takes part in a live Q&A session.