Duncan is the head of the electronics workshop in the Space Research Centre at the University of Leicester, as well as being the group safety supervisor. He is responsible for the production engineering and manufacture of electronic assemblies. Duncan is also currently working on the Cherenkov Telescope Array (CTA) as lead mechanical and electronics production […]
The School’s first EDI seminar is on Monday April 26th, on The 2020 Space Census: Demographics of the UK Space Sector. Speakers: Heidi Thiemann and Joseph Dudley (Space Skills Alliance)Monday 26th April at 1600-1700 All staff and students of the School of Physics and Astronomy are invited to join this Teams meeting – details of […]
Congratulations from the School to all those involved in developing Space Park Leicester, as the keys to the pioneering £100 million research, innovation and teaching hub for space-related high-tech companies and researchers in Leicester have been handed over following the completion of the first phase of building work. From the Space Park Leicester press release: […]
Space scientists at the University of Leicester have delivered a completely new type of super-lightweight X-ray telescope mirror to study the greatest explosions in the Universe since the Big Bang. A team of academics, researchers and engineers have designed, built, tested and now delivered a bespoke mirror for the MXT instrument, to be carried on […]
At 14:00 on Wednesday May 12th, 2021, Peio Iñurrigarro from the University of the Basque Country will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Observations and numerical modelling of Jupiter’s atmospheric phenomena”. This seminar will be accessible via Teams. Title: “Observations and numerical modelling of Jupiter’s atmospheric phenomena” Abstract: “Jupiter’s atmosphere is permanently covered by clouds […]
Astronomers within the School of Physics and Astronomy have discovered four new ‘hot Jupiters’ in our galaxy. University of Leicester PhD researcher Rosanna Tilbrook led and co-authored the study alongside colleagues in the UK, Switzerland, Chile, Germany, the USA and South Africa. Their research discovered four new exoplanets – NGTS-15b, NGTS-16b, NGTS-17b and NGTS-18 – […]
In a new paper, Leicester’s Leon Hicks and colleagues used synchrotron X-rays to investigate how space weathering has altered the iron composition of samples from the Itokawa asteroid. This article is reproduced from the Diamond Science Highlights, written by Emma Doughty. When the solar system formed, lumps of rocks clumped together to form the planets. […]
At 14:00 on Wednesday April 14th 2021, Prof. Nick Achilleos from UCL will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Observations and Modelling of Saturn’s Magnetopause and Trapped Particle Dynamics”. This seminar will be available via Teams. Title: “Observations and Modelling of Saturn’s Magnetopause and TrappedParticle Dynamics” Abstract: “In this talk, I will summarise some of […]
Join the National Space Centre for a LIVE Space Q&A with the Sky at Night’s Chris Lintott, Friday 26 March 19:00-20:00. Have you become more interested in astronomy during the past year? Now is the chance to ask your space questions to special guest, Chris Lintott, who will be joining the National Space Centre for […]
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 […]
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