We are pleased to announce that the latest in our series of EDI Seminars will be presented by Sue Nelson in celebration of International Women’s Day and will take place in person at Space Park Leicester on Tuesday 8th March at 11.00 am. Sue Nelson is a science journalist, broadcaster and author of Wally Funk’s […]
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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 […]
Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester. The Fellowship allows outstanding researchers to perform their own studies using the James Webb […]
Saturn’s high-altitude winds generate an extraordinary aurorae
Leicester space scientists have discovered a never-before-seen mechanism fuelling huge planetary aurorae at Saturn. Saturn is unique among planets observed to date in that some of its aurorae are generated by swirling winds within its own atmosphere, and not just from the planet’s surrounding magnetosphere. At all other observed planets, including Earth, aurorae are only […]
Juno and Hubble data reveal electromagnetic ‘tug-of-war’ lights up Jupiter’s upper atmosphere
New Leicester space research has revealed, for the first time, a complex ‘tug-of-war’ lights up aurorae in Jupiter’s upper atmosphere, using a combination of data from NASA’s Juno probe and the Hubble Space Telescope. The study, published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, describes the delicate current cycle driven by Jupiter’s rapid rotation and […]
Centenary PhD Scholarships
The University of Leicester are investing £9m in 100 PhD Scholarships for entry in autumn 2022 as part of its ambition to deliver on its strategic aim to ‘nurture the next generation of researchers to become world-leaders in their field’. Application deadline: 11th March 2022 Start date: 26th September 2022 The projects listed below are in addition […]
Exoplanets and their Origins – Professor Richard Alexander Centenary Inaugural Lecture
Join Professor Richard Alexander as he discusses how planets and planetary systems are formed, highlighting what we understand, what we don’t understand, and questions for the future.
How to Train Your Telescope – Professor Mark Wilkinson Centenary Inaugural Lecture
In this lecture, Professor Wilkinson explores how hunting for dark matter with high performance computers, and the combination of novel machine learning techniques with next generation HPC technology is driving scientific discovery.
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 […]
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