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 […]
Ten undergraduate scholars have been selected as part of the pioneering Galactic Unite scholarship programme at the University of Leicester. The Galactic Unite ‘Keep Looking Up’ Scholarships at the University of Leicester were launched in 2020, with applications invited from all first-year students at the University of Leicester. They are sponsored by Paul and Justine […]
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 […]
Please find a teams link in the Astrophysics Group > Seminars area. Abstract: White dwarfs have been used as flux standards for decades, thanks to their staid simplicity. These endpoints of all low- and intermediate-mass stars are used as absolute calibrators for a range of science, including precision cosmology. In the era of space missions […]
The department seminar next week (Wed 10th of Feb) will be delivered by Prof. Catherine C. Espaillat (Boston University), 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: Multiwavelength Accretion Variability in Young Stellar […]
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 […]
Congratulations to Leicester PhD student Daniel Watters, a PhD student from Leicester’s Earth Observation Science Group, has been awarded a NASA Postdoctoral Program Fellowship at the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama, US. Daniel has studied at the University of Leicester since 2013. He first received an MPhys Physics with Astrophysics degree in July […]
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 […]
University of Leicester scientists and engineers are involved in a major new space telescope, the most advanced observatory every built, scheduled for launch later this year from ESA’s spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) or simply “Webb”, is seen as a successor to the Hubble Space Telescope, but operates primarily […]
Joining the National Space Centre online for a Facebook Live Q&A tonight (January 29th) is Abbie Hutty, mechanical engineer and Locomotion Subsystem Development Manager, Sample Fetch Rover (SFR) at Airbus Space. Did you know that robots heading to Mars are built by Airbus Defence and Space, at the company’s UK facility in Stevenage, UK? Bringing […]
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