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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">There are multiple PhD studentships on offer in my research group at University of Leicester starting September 2019. Please visit the links below for details of opportunities to join a dynamic research group
that focuses on air quality, atmospheric composition, and the environment using big data analytics, modelling tools, and observations from instruments in space.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Space-based solutions to air pollution in the UK</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (UK/EU students only):
<a href="http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/climate-environmental-sustainability/l34/">
http://www.centa.org.uk/themes/climate-environmental-sustainability/l34/</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Severe air pollution in South Africa: A view from space</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (all students eligible):
<a href="https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/scieng/research/postgraduate-opportunities/cse-2019/physics-astronomy/cse-phy4-mara">
https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/scieng/research/postgraduate-opportunities/cse-2019/physics-astronomy/cse-phy4-mara</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Detecting and interpreting dynamic changes in urban green spaces by applying big data analytics to Earth observations</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> (UK/EU students only):
<a href="https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/scieng/research/postgraduate-opportunities/epsrc-2019/physics-astronomy/epsrc-phy4-mar">
https://www2.le.ac.uk/colleges/scieng/research/postgraduate-opportunities/epsrc-2019/physics-astronomy/epsrc-phy4-mar</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Deadlines for all applications is
<b>21 January 2019</b>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Please don’t hesitate to contact me (<a href="mailto:eloise.marais@le.ac.uk">eloise.marais@le.ac.uk</a>) if you have any queries about the listed projects.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Eloïse Marais<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Associate Professor in Earth Observations<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Department of Physics and Astronomy<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">University of Leicester<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Tel: +44 (0)116 229 7711<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><a href="http://maraisresearchgroup.co.uk/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1155CC">maraisresearchgroup.co.uk</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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