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SVOM Integration of Leicester’s MXT Optics
The SVOM MXT telescope is being integrated by CNES in Toulouse, including the optics unit built at Leicester. One more crucial step towards launch next year. In April, space scientists at the University of Leicester delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the greatest explosions in the Universe since the […]
Welcome to our Summer Interns
A warm welcome to our SURE Interns for 2021, engaging in research from across the School of Physics and Astronomy. As announced in April, the School is supporting a number of undergraduates to join our research teams this summer, working on a diverse range of scientific projects. This programme is funded from several sources – […]
Dr. Suzie Imber on Cosmic Shambles
Suzie Imber from the School of Physics and Astronomy was one of the guests on this weeks Science Shambles podcast and live Q&A, and you can catch up on Youtube. If you missed #ScienceShambles Q&A live on June 27th, you can catch up now on YouTube and the podcast. Robin Ince & Helen Czerski were […]
UKSA Space for All Grant
The UK Space Agency have awarded a ‘Space for All’ grant, to Suzie Imber and Elliot Newstead for a project entitled ‘Open Space’. This £10,000 grant will be used to support primary space education in 40 local schools, through providing classroom activities, and take-home experiments for the children. The goal is to improve teacher confidence […]
The Competition for ESA’s Next Astronauts – Naomi Rowe-Gurney
Applications for ESA’s next astronauts recently closed, and several Leicester scientists were among the 22,500 people who applied – PhD student Naomi Rowe-Gurney was featured in the Telegraph, discussing her application. Planetary Scientist Naomi Rowe-Gurney was interviewed by Lizzie Roberts of the Telegraph newspaper, as one of the ~2000 British applicants to follow in the […]
Dr. Jenny Carter is the 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship Winner
Congratulations to Dr. Jenny Carter of Leicester’s Planetary Science Group on being awarded the prestigious 2021 Caroline Herschel Lectureship by the Royal Astronomical Society. The Caroline Herschel Prize Lectureship was established in 2018 by what is now the Herschel Society, in association with the Royal Astronomical Society, to celebrate Caroline’s memory by supporting promising female […]
Solar System samples touch down in Leicester
Samples from other worlds will be examined by space scientists at the University of Leicester as we continue to study the building blocks of the Solar System. Some of the first particles from asteroid Ryugu – returned by Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) probe Hayabusa2 in 2020 – and samples from the Winchcombe meteorite, which […]
Strengthening the link in SMILE
Dr. Jenny Carter blogs about Leicester’s involvement in the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) mission, scheduled for launch in 2024. In 2024 the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE) will launch and give us a novel view of how the solar wind impinges on the Earth’s magnetosphere and how the high-altitude atmosphere […]
Congratulations to Sarah Casewell and the Backyard Worlds Team
Enormous congratulations to the Backyard Worlds Team, including Leicester scientist Dr. Sarah Casewell, on being the 2021 recipients of a Robert H Goddard award for science. The citation reads: For outstanding contributions to the study of brown dwarfs and the solar neighborhood, and an exceptional demonstration of the power of citizen science. Dr. Casewell is […]
Farewell to Professor Graham Wynn
The School of Physics and Astronomy bids a fond farewell to Professor Graham Wynn, PVC Education and Professor of Theoretical Astrophysics. Professor Graham Wynn, PVC Education, has been appointed as PVC Education at Northumbria University. Graham and his family are re-locating back to his home in the North East. He will take up his new […]
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