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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.
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A tax on authentic cider? – University of Leicester
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/consumingauthenticities/2015/03/24/a-tax-on-authentic-cider/
A consideration of how new EU proposals to remove tax exemption for small cider producers could impact craft cider producers in Wales.
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Mars Science Laboratory Blog: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 26
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/page/26/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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Wednesday 14th Nov 2012 Sol 98
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2012/11/14/14th-nov-2012-sol-98/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on November 14, 2012 With its APXS (Alpha Particle X-ray Spectrometer) instrument on the robotic arm of Curiosity is measuring the composition of rocks and soil at Rocknest.
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Making History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/hs1000
Module code: HS1000 This module is an introduction to using resources and researching history at university, it will cover using the library, and the wealth of materials that it has on offer.
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Making History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2027/hs1000
Module code: HS1000 This module is an introduction to using resources and researching history at university, it will cover using the library, and the wealth of materials that it has on offer.
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Making History
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/hs1000
Module code: HS1000 This module is an introduction to using resources and researching history at university, it will cover using the library, and the wealth of materials that it has on offer.
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Video-tastic #LearningCommunity
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/lli/2018/12/03/video-tastic-learningcommunity/
Posted by apatel in Leicester Learning Institute: Enhancing learning and teaching on December 3, 2018 Some of the #Learning Community: – creating storyboards for video production.
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Physics Research Bites are back! The Solar System from JWST
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/10/physics-research-bites-are-back-the-solar-system-from-jwst/
Interested in getting a glimpse of the latest research happening right here at the University of Leicester? Join us Friday 14th October in Room E (F23) of the physics building for the first Research Bites talk of the year; featuring Dr Henrik Melin discussing the recent...
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Black hole bullseye sheds light on interstellar dust
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/july/black-hole-2018bulls-eye2019-sheds-light-on-interstellar-dust
What looks like a shooting target (right) is actually an image of nested rings of X-ray light centred on an erupting black hole. On June 15, NASA's Swift satellite detected the start of a new outburst from V404 Cygni, where a black hole and a sun-like star orbit each other.