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 […]
AstroSeminar: Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne),”The promise of gravitational-wave astrophysics”. (Note the unusual time: 10 am)
This week the Wednesday Department seminar (27 Jan 2021) will be delivered by Prof. Ilya Mandel (Melbourne), at 10 am (please note the unusual time). Please find below title and abstract of his talk. If you did not receive the Teams invitation email please send me an email (er198[at]leicester.ac.uk). Title: “The promise of gravitational-wave astrophysics” […]
AstroSeminar: Prof. Isobel Hook, “Cosmology with supernovae: past, present and future”
This week the department seminar will be delivered by Prof. Isobel Hook (Lancaster), at usual time (3.00 pm) on Teams. Please find below title and abstract of her talk. If you did not receive the Teams invitation email please send me an email (er198[at]leicester.ac.uk). Title: Cosmology with supernovae: past, present and future Abstract: In this […]
PlanetarySeminar: Python tutorial for space physics
Later this month, on Wednesday January 27, Dr Angeline Burrell will be presenting a virtual seminar titled “Python tutorial for space physics”. The seminar will be held over Teams at 14:00 (click here to join). Please see below for her abstract. Abstract: Python is a free and open source programming language that is very useful […]
PlanetarySeminar: Magnetosphere-ionosphere Coupling at Saturn and Jupiter
Dr. Gabby Provan, a planetary researcher in the School of Physics and Astronomy, joined the MIST team (Magnetosphere, Ionosphere and Solar-Terrestrial) to discuss the latest findings from Jupiter and Saturn. Abstract: The gas giants Jupiter and Saturn are both rapid rotators, with active volcanic moons and complicated ring systems. Their magnetospheres are driven both by […]
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