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OnlineRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: Lab in the Library
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
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Wed 20 Aug 2025
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Neutron Scattering Group Early Career Meeting
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Thu 21 Aug 2025
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Fri 22 Aug 2025
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In-personRead moreMimi’s Tiny Adventure: The exhibition in London
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Wed 23 Jul 2025
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Fri 29 Aug 2025
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In-personRead moreQuantum, Atomic, and Molecular Physics (QuAMP 2025)
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Tue 2 Sep 2025
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Thu 4 Sep 2025
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In-personRead more62nd European High Pressure Research Group Meeting
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Sun 31 Aug 2025
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Fri 5 Sep 2025
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OnlineRead moreUnlocking the Power of Start-Ups (how start-ups can transform careers and companies): A joint webinar from the IOP and the IET
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
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Wed 10 Sep 2025
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HybridRead moreUK Space Weather and Space Environment Meeting III
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Mon 8 Sep 2025
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Thu 11 Sep 2025
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In-personRead moreMedical Physics in the East Midlands
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Fri 12 Sep 2025
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Fri 12 Sep 2025
18:45
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