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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/27/
Showcasing the cutting-edge research and diverse scientific community in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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Matter detected falling into a black hole at 30 percent of the speed of light
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/21-matter-falling-into-a-black-hole
A team of astronomers led by our Department of Physics and Astronomy report the first detection of matter falling into a black hole at 30% of the speed of light, located in the a distant galaxy.
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Distant supermassive black hole shows high velocity sign of over-eating
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/june/distant-supermassive-black-hole-high-velocity-over-eating-770
University of Leicester scientists describe how the capture of new matter - lasting a few days and corresponding to several Earth masses - formed a ring around the hole, before being partly swallowed by the hole, with excess matter ejected as a high velocity wind.
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BUCS Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion
https://le.ac.uk/news/2019/february/13-bucs-super-heavy-weight-boxing-champion
Third-year Management and Marketing student wins BUCS sporting title. Earlier this month, third-year Management and Marketing student, Odera Okwuosa became the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) Super Heavyweight Boxing Champion.
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Graham Benskin
https://le.ac.uk/about/history/obituaries/2023/graham-benskin
We have learned, with sadness, of the death of Mr Graham Benskin, who worked in the Botanic Garden for more than 40 years. Graham began his horticultural career at Leicester Parks Department before becoming a student at the Royal Horticultural College at Wisley.
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Introduction to Geochemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2024/gl2101
Module code: GL2101 The Earth is a complex planet. In your first year, you were introduced to disciplines through which specific Earth-related phenomena are studied, such as igneous petrology, palaeontology, and sedimentology.
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Introduction to Geochemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/gl2101
Module code: GL2101 The Earth is a complex planet. In your first year, you were introduced to disciplines through which specific Earth-related phenomena are studied, such as igneous petrology, palaeontology, and sedimentology.
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Introduction to Geochemistry
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2026/gl2101
Module code: GL2101 The Earth is a complex planet. In your first year, you were introduced to disciplines through which specific Earth-related phenomena are studied, such as igneous petrology, palaeontology, and sedimentology.
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Meet the team
https://le.ac.uk/ias/about-us/meet-the-team
See how you can get in touch with the Legal and Information Assurance Services team via telephone and email.
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Multi-million pound study aims to unravel key mystery in genome regulation
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/march/panne
Academics from the University of Leicester are leading a pioneering study to investigate how three-dimensional organisation of our genomes contributes to the regulation of genome function