PhD Studentships for 2024
CENTA Application Deadline: 10 January 2024 – further details on our CENTA page. STFC Application deadline: 19 January 2024 – further details on our STFC page. Start date: 23 September 2024 Overview The School of Physics and Astronomy offer PhD projects for September 2024 entry. Astrophysics and Planetary Science PhDs are funded by the Science and Technology Facilities […]
Black History Month event – In Conversation with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock
As part of our events to mark Black History Month this October, we’re really excited to have our new Chancellor, Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, join us for a very special event on campus on Friday 20 October. In Conversation with Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock MBE is an intimate and candid discussion hosted by myself and Jade Thomas, […]
Students Reflect on their Summer Internships in Physics
Summer Undergraduate Internships within the School of Physics and Astronomy came to an end in August, and our interns have been sharing their thoughts and experiences over on LinkedIn. These include: Congratulations to all of our interns, and immense thanks for all the work they put in during summer 2023!
Fellowships in Physics and Astronomy at Leicester 2023
The School of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Leicester welcomes applicants for independent research fellowships to be hosted here at the School. We welcome enquires from internal and external candidates to join the team in the School of Physics and Astronomy, working to attract prestigious national fellowships for independent research. We can offer […]
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 […]
Brightest Gamma-Ray Burst Detected by Swift
On the afternoon of Sunday 9th October, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) onboard Swift triggered on a new and incredibly bright gamma-ray source – write Kim Page, Andy Beardmore and Phil Evans. This first trigger was followed, about seven minutes later, by a second trigger on the same source. A double trigger such as this […]
Leicester Planetary Scientist Shortlisted for the Women of the Future Awards
Enormous congratulations to Dr Beatriz Sánchez-Cano, who is on the shortlist for the 2021 Women of the Future Awards! Beatriz is an Ernest Rutherford Fellow within our Planetary Science Group, and is one of six candidates shortlisted in the Science category. The Women of the Future Awards, founded by Pinky Lilani CBE DL in 2006, […]
PlanetarySeminar: The importance of nonlinear physics in radiation belt modelling
At 14:00 on Wednesday September 29th, 2021, Dr Oliver Allanson from the University of Exeter will be presenting a seminar titled: “The importance of nonlinear physics in radiation belt modelling”. The seminar will be accessible via Teams. Abstract: “The Earth’s Outer Radiation Belt is a region of near-Earth space containing high-energy charged particles that are […]
PlanetarySeminar: What can Magnetic Helicity tell us about Reconnected Magnetic Fields?
At 14:00 on Wednesday June 9th, 2021, Dr Andrew Wright from the University of St Andrews will be presenting a seminar titled: “What can Magnetic Helicity tell us about Reconnected Magnetic Fields?”. The seminar will be accessible via Teams. Abstract: “Helicity is a measure of the topology of a system and measures the linkage of […]
AstroSeminar: Michelle Collins (Surrey), “Understanding the mysteries of the Low Surface Brightness Universe “
The department seminar this week (Wed 3rd of Feb) will be delivered by Dr. Michelle Collins (Surrey), at usual time (3.00 pm). Please find below title and abstract of the seminar. If you did not receive the invitation on Teams please send an me email (er198[at]leicester.ac.uk). Title: Understanding the mysteries of the Low Surface Brightness […]
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