Celebrating International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2021 was celebrated on 8 March 2021 with a programme of online events. The wall of women returned to the University in virtual form. Over 900 plaques were written celebrating the contribution women make to the university. The wall will remain online for a year here, although new plaques currently cannot be […]
Physics and Astronomy February 2021 Digest
Two months in to 2021, and our Leicester Physics community remains distributed far and wide across the UK and beyond. Nevertheless, spring and a sense of optimism are in the air, as we head into the final weeks of the spring term. Competition Time! AstRoSoc recently announced an opportunity for budding astrophotographers to have their […]
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 – Part 3
On February 11th the School of Physics and Astronomy joined in with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrations, using Twitter (@PhysicsUoL) to showcase some of the valuable, innovative research currently being led by women around the School. In the final post in this series, we move beyond the planetary explorers showcased […]
Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021 – Part 1
On February 11th the School of Physics and Astronomy joined in with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrations, using Twitter (@PhysicsUoL) to showcase some of the valuable, innovative research currently being led by women around the School. In a series of three posts, we’ll share some highlights from the day, taking […]
Celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month
The PGR representatives launch our newsletter celebrating LGBTQ+ History Month within the School of Physics and Astronomy. Last October, the PGR Reps, led by Emma Thomas, launched the Black History Month newsletter. In each of the nine editions, we aimed to celebrate Black scientific and historical figures and share media, events, and charities pertaining to […]
January 2021 Digest
With 2020 now behind us, the Physics Community team would like to say a virtual “welcome to 2021,” and to share some of the stories on our School blog from the past few weeks. We very much hope that you enjoyed reading the 2020 yearbook, and that you have continued to engage with one another […]
Announcing the 2020 Yearbook
Twelve months ago, as the Leicester Physics News Team were pulling together stories for our first-ever Yearbook 2019, we could never have imagined the strange world we find ourselves in at the end of 2020. After a mere ten weeks of normality, life began to change immeasurably for the entire Physics and Astronomy family. Some […]
November Digest
As the end of 2020 draws near, we’d like to share some of the stories from the Physics and Astronomy Community from the past month. The Physics Community team is busy compiling our 2020 yearbook, so please send any late-breaking stories to phys.community@le.ac.uk by Monday December 14th at the latest, using the normal instructions […]
Yearbook Cover Competition
Are you interested in having your work on the front of the Physics and Astronomy Yearbook? We are holding a competition to choose the cover image of the yearbook! Details are highlighted below. Last year, the first Physics and Astronomy Yearbook was produced and shared throughout the School. The aim of this yearbook is to […]
Why Not…. Join Our All-School Quiz on December 1st?
As we’re nearing the end of term, we thought we’d have a bit of fun, so the Physics Community team is excited to invite all members of the School to an All-School Quiz on Tuesday the 1st of December at 5:30-7:30 pm. We want this to be an opportunity for us to better connect with […]
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