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    Mimi’s Tiny Adventure: Lab in the Library

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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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    UK 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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    Medical Physics in the East Midlands

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