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The award of this year’s Nobel prize in physics to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez will be greeted with enormous pleasure by physicists and astronomers worldwide. Professor Andrew King blogs about the importance of their research (reprinted from the Conversation). The award of this Nobel prize recognises the central importance of black holes […]
Six Decades of Space Science
At the start of World Space Week, we’re marking 60 years of space science at the University of Leicester. Leicester has had a Physics Department since 1924, long before it gained University status. It was in 1957 – appropriately enough, the year that Sputnik 1 was launched – that Leicester University College was granted the […]
AstroSeminar: Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life
This week’s virtual Wednesday talk will be by Peter Vickers (Durham), a philosopher, who will present “Expecting the unexpected in the search for extraterrestrial life” Members of the School can access this seminar via Microsoft Teams. ABSTRACT: On p. 10 of the 2018 National Academies Exoplanet Science Strategy document (NASEM 2018), ‘Expect the unexpected’ is described […]
Celebrating Black History Month 2020
This October is Black History Month, and in recognition of this, a number of activities have been planned throughout the University and School, writes Emily Baldwin. These events celebrate both the achievements of Black people through history, as well as acknowledging the difficulties and racism that is prevalent in this history, and today. In order […]
September 2020 Digest
Our newly-revamped Physics and Astronomy Blog aims to celebrate the achievements of our diverse community, to widen participation in events and activities, and to ensure that everyone is aware of what’s happening within our School. Under the extreme circumstances of COVID-19, and with many of us working away from campus, it’s more important than ever […]
Introducing PhySoc: Our Physics Society
University of Leicester’s Physics Society (PhySoc) is a student group that aims to foster an active social side to the Physics degree course with lots of social and academic events throughout the year. We encourage current students of the department as well as any members of the university with a passion for the subject to […]
Introducing AstRoSoc: Our Astronomy and Rocketry Society
AstRoSoc is the University of Leicester’s Astronomy and Rocketry Society! If your Curiosity has led you to seek a deeper InSight into the Universe around you, we hold regular Observatory nights to allow you to become the Explorer of these New Horizons! If you’d like to learn how to shoot for the stars then we […]
Leicester Researchers and the Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC)
Planetary Scientists from the University of Leicester have played a leading role in the first Virtual Europlanet Science Congress (EPSC). The EPSC conference is the annual gathering of the Europlanet Society, which was scheduled to happen in Grenada this September. A year on from a fabulous conference in Geneva, the planetary community is now spread […]
Using Earth Observation to map degradation of air quality in North India
A new study led by the University of Leicester reveals how seasonal air quality in Northern India is degraded by changes in the timing and amount of agricultural residue burning – by Harjinder Sembhi. Each October, farmers in northwest India burn millions of tonnes of agricultural residue following the harvesting of rice, a high yield […]
Quick Guide to Physics & Astronomy Blogging
We welcome contributions from across the School of Physics and Astronomy, and this brief post describes what we’re looking for in a successful post. Blog posts tend to be short, timely, and eye-catching, aiming to capture the attention of the reader and to provide a record of the events and activities occurring within our School. […]
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