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Astrophysics Seminar Wednesday 15th Dec, 3pm (POSTPONED from 8th Dec)
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/12/06/astrophysics-seminar-wednesday-8th-dec-3pm/
Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 6 December 2021 This week’s seminar will be by Rowan Smith (Manchester), on “The Cloud Factory: resolving star formation in its galactic context” Abstract: I present suites of simulations that resolve individual molecular...
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Leading Through Excellence: Lessons from Teach First
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/medicalleaders/2018/08/09/leading-through-excellence-lessons-from-teach-first/
Posted by Nate in Medical Leadership in the Foundations on August 9, 2018 As an American twenty-something making a killing working in London, Brett Wigdortz might not be who we would expect to radically reinvigorate state education in England.
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Guide Dog calendar to raise money for charity
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/december/guide-dog-calendar-to-raise-money-for-charity
The Students’ Union resident Guide Dog puppy, Vinnie, will be at the launch of a new Guide Dog 2016 calendar, featuring Vinnie himself and two of his puppy friends from 2pm to 4pm in Queen’s Hall Foyer on Wednesday 2 December.
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/page/23/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Space scientists reveal secret behind Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/august/jupiter-energy-crisis
New research published in Nature has revealed the solution to Jupiter’s ‘energy crisis’, which has puzzled astronomers for decades.
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Bepi and Mio
https://le.ac.uk/bepicolombo/about/bepi-mio
There are two components making up the BepiColombo mission: ESA’s Bepi spacecraft, which will orbit closer to Mercury and will investigate the planetary surface, exosphere and magnetosphere, and JAXA’s Mio spacecraft, which will orbit at higher altitudes within Mercury’s...
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Silent witnesses: corals pinpoint the start of deforestation in Borneo
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/july/corals-pinpoint-deforestation-borneo
University of Leicester scientists analyse the chemical composition of corals to spot the signs of deforestation, filling a huge gap in environmental data on deforestation impacting coastal ecosystems
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Artistic University porters brush with success
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/university-porters-brush-with-success
University porter Megan McMullan has an amazing artistic talent which is beginning to get her noticed.
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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 Department of Physics and Astronomy, who have estimated the velocity required to provide enough lift force to get his sleigh...
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Hayabusa 2: Asteroid Samples Return this Weekend
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/04/hayabusa-2-asteroid-samples-return-this-weekend/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 December 2020 Professor John Bridges discusses the importance of the Hayabusa 2 mission, returning samples of asteroid Ryugu to Earth this weekend, in a blog for theConversation .