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  • RAS lists Leicester professor as one to watch

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/royal-astronomical-society-lists-leicester-professor-as-one-to-watch

    Professor Emma Bunce (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been listed as one of 21 female fellows to watch in the 21st...

  • Space scientist to give talk on space exploration as Tim Peake embarks on his first spacewalk

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/space-scientist-to-give-talk-on-space-exploration-as-tim-peake-embarks-on-his-first-spacewalk

    As British astronaut Tim Peake takes his first steps outside the International Space Station, enthusiasts are invited to watch the historic event...

  • Award recognises pivotal role in UK space science

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/january/award-recognises-pivotal-role-in-uk-space-science

    Professor Alan Wells (pictured) from the Department of Physics and Astronomy has been honoured by the Royal Astronomical Society with the 2016...

  • 2015 in news - a selection of key stories from across the year

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/2015-in-review-key-stories-from-across-the-year

    Now that 2015 has come to a close, catch up with some of the key University news stories from the past year.

  • A small but highly significant step for Britain in space

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/a-small-but-highly-significant-step-for-britain-in-space

    Professor Ken Pounds (pictured),  Emeritus Professor of Space Physics and a local pioneer of Space Research, has hailed the significance of Tim...

  • Black holes could grow as large as 50 billion suns research shows

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/black-holes-could-grow-as-large-as-50-billion-suns-research-shows

    Black holes at the heart of galaxies could swell to 50 billion times the mass of the sun before losing the discs of gas they rely on to sustain...

  • Cleared for takeoff how Santas sleigh takes to the skies

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/cleared-for-take-off-how-santa2019s-sleigh-takes-to-the-skies

    Santa Claus’s reindeer will be in need of a good rest after their Christmas Eve capers based on a study by fourth year Master's students from the...

  • Students awaken the science of Star Wars

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/students-awaken-the-science-of-star-wars

    Could a lightsaber really work? What would hyperspace travel look like? And how strong would a deflector shield need to be to fend off...

  • Awesome aurora device replicates Northern Lights phenomenon

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/awesome-aurora-device-replicates-northern-lights-phenomenon

    Leicester researchers will be creating Northern Lights for a studio audience using the University's Planeterrella during the Royal Institution’s...

  • Astrophysicist will have an enviable front row seat for the launch of Tim Peakes Soyuz spacecraft

    https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/astrophysicist-will-have-an-enviable-front-row-seat-for-the-launch-of-tim-peakes-soyuz-spacecraft

    Martin Barstow, (pictured) Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Head of the College of Science and Engineering and Professor of Astrophysics and Space Science,...
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