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PhD student Niamh Topping on BBC East Midlands last night discussing findings from research taking place into the Winchcombe meteorite fall. You can watch the footage below.
Physics Research Bites: The Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE)
Our guest speaker Dr Jennifer Carter will be giving a talk on the University of Leicester’s involvement with the Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer (SMILE), and how the mission is used to monitor the movement of Earth’s magnetopause boundary! UPDATE: Leicester locals can watch the presentation here. Refreshments will be available in the foyer […]
Announcing 2023 Summer Internships for Leicester Undergraduates
Applications are open for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE2023) scheme for 3rd and 4th year Leicester undergraduates. The SURE programme provides paid opportunities for talented undergraduates to get a flavour of the cutting-edge research being undertaken within the School of Physics and Astronomy. We will host 5-6 Leicester undergraduates (3rd or 4th year students) […]
First Forty Years of Physics at Leicester 1924-64
Professor Ken Pounds looks back upon the first four decades of Physics at the University of Leicester. The University College opened in October 1921, with 9 students & 6 staff. Funding in the early years was primarily by local benefactors, several of whose names are now recalled by buildings on campus, e.g. Astley Clarke, Percy […]
Stargazing nights at Oadby Observatory
The School of Physics and Astronomy would like to invite staff and their families to a stargazing night at the Oadby Observatory on Manor Road. The Oadby Observatory has a state of the art 20” Planewave CDK20 Telescope and is one of the UK’s largest and most advanced astronomical teaching facilities. The session will be […]
A Leap Forward in the Race to Find Extreme Events Quickly
Extreme events in space will be identified faster than ever before thanks to a new tool developed by experts at the University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy, write Dr. Phil Evans. Who doesn’t love a good light display? The Universe certainly knows how to put on a firework show and some of its […]
Research Bites: ESA’s Gaia Mission
Please join us again this Friday December 2nd for our second research bites of the term. – Featuring Prof. Martin Barstow, talking about ESA’s Gaia mission. We will be in workshop room E (F23) from 1-2pm, the talk will last around 15-20 minutes, with time for questions afterwards. Free refreshments will be available, but feel […]
Magnifying the Past with JWST
In this guest blog post by Leicester student Roshni Bakrania, which summarises a ResearchBites talk by Dr. Henrik Melin, we explore the results from the first few months of observations by JWST. December 25th 2021 marked an exceptional day for NASA, ESA and the Canadian Space Agency, as the James Webb Space Telescope had finally […]
PhD Opportunities in Physics and Astronomy 2023
We are pleased to announce the launch of our PhD Studentship opportunities for 2023 across the School of Physics and Astronomy. The list of advertised projects can be found here, including (but not limited to) topics in Planetary Science, Astrophysics, and Space hardware. STFC projects are listed here, and this is where you’d likely be looking if you […]
National Space Centre Space Lates: Apollo 17
Join the team at the National Space Centre for a special celebration marking 50 years of Apollo 17, December 7th 2022 For this Space Lates, we’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of Apollo 17 – the last crewed mission to the Moon. Explore the achievements of the Apollo Program and its lasting legacy. Come along to […]
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