James Webb Space Telescope’s coolest instrument captures Large Magellanic Cloud
The UK’s main contribution to the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), the Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), has now opened its eye to the sky. And Leicester scientists and engineers – many of whom involved with the most complex space observatory ever built from the very start – have reacted to the first MIRI images released by […]
Space Lates at National Space Centre: Spaceports UK
Join the National Space Centre’s “Space Lates” (25 March, 18:00 – 21:00) to discover more about the UK Spaceports set to launch later this year. From understanding why they are where they are, what they are launching to what does this mean for us here in the UK. Come along to hear from industry specialists […]
Loz Atkinson’s: The Edge of Forever
An exhibition at the Attenborough Arts Centre brings together key works from Loz Atkinson’s ‘Imagined Nebula’ series, which began in 2015 as an outlet for Loz’s increasing interest in exploring the relationship that human beings have with the universe. For full details of the exhibition, please click here. The exhibition continues until March 27th, and will feature a live discussion group on 15th […]
PlanetarySeminar: Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres coupling: macrophysical and microphysical processes.
At 14:00 on Wednesday February 8th, 2022, Dr Lina Hadid from LPP, France will be presenting a seminar titled: “Solar wind and planetary magnetospheres coupling: macrophysical and microphysical processes”. The seminar will be accessible via Teams.Abstract: “Despite many years of research, some properties regarding the dynamical processes of the planetary magnetospheres and in the solar […]
Research Bites: Solar System Science and JWST
We are pleased to announce the third of our “Physics Research Bites”, a short “bring-your-own-lunch” seminar series aimed at students and staff wishing to know more about the exciting research being undertaken here in Leicester, jointly hosted by PhySoc, AstRoSoc and the Physics Community Team. Due to complications with COVID, our speaker Naomi Rowe-Gurney will be joining us remotely […]
Celebrating the Launch of JWST
Space scientists at the University of Leicester are celebrating the launch of the most advanced space observatory ever built. After 25 years and a $10bn (£7.6 million) NASA investment, University of Leicester astronomers, space scientists and engineers who have played a key role in the planning and construction of the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), […]
Space Lates 2022: Backyard Astronomy
Learn how you can get into astronomy at the National Space Centre’s first Space Lates of 2022, 18:00-21:00, 14 January 2022. Over the past two years stargazing and astronomy has become an increasingly popular hobby for many stuck at home and now Space Lates – Backyard Astronomy will introduce beginners and experts alike to the […]
Space Telescopes and Lobsters
Want to know how lobsters and space telescopes are connected? Our Prof. Paul O’Brien, Dr Adrian Martindale and Dr Steve Sembay explain. Listen to this clip from the BBC World Service. X-ray space telescopes can be used to study big events like the formation of black holes. But, until recently, their field of vision has […]
Physics Research Bites: BepiColombo
We’re pleased to announce the first of a new series of “Physics Research Bites”, a short “bring-your-own-lunch” seminar series aimed at students wishing to know more about the exciting research being undertaken here in Leicester. Jointly hosted by PhySoc, AstRoSoc and the Physics Community Team, these informal seminars will feature researchers from across the School, […]
EGU Medal for Professor Emma Bunce
Enormous congratulations to Professor Emma Bunce for being awarded the David Bates Medal of the European Geophysical Union (EGU). The European Geosciences Union (EGU) has named the 50 recipients of next year’s Union Medals and Awards, Division Medals, and Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Awards. These individuals are honoured for their important contributions to the […]
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