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PhD Opportunities in Physics and Astronomy 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/21/phd-opportunities-in-physics-and-astronomy-2023/
We are pleased to announce the launch of our PhD Studentship opportunities for 2023 across the School of Physics and Astronomy.
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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/26/new-telescope-to-be-the-goto-for-gravitational-wave-events/
Leicester space scientists will contribute to a huge new telescope, made up of identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, to track down sources of gravitational waves.
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Physics and Astronomy Blog: Summer Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/16/physics-and-astronomy-blog-summer-digest/
With the start of the new academic year upon us, the Physics Community team would like to remind you about the School blog, a key resource for sharing news, celebrating successes, and circulating announcements to the entire Physics and Astronomy community.
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Brightest Gamma-Ray Source Detected by Swift
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/10/13/brightest-gamma-ray-burst-detected-by-swift/
On the afternoon of Sunday 9th October, the Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) onboard Swift triggered on a new and incredibly bright gamma-ray source - write Kim Page, Andy Beardmore and Phil Evans.
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Protection for Whom? Aboriginal rights in the Swan River Colony
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2016/05/15/protection-for-whom-aboriginal-rights-in-the-swan-river-colony/
Posted by Carrie Crockett in Carceral Archipelago on May 15, 2016 by Kellie Moss Captain Stirling’s exploring party 50 miles up the Swan River, Western Australia, March, 1827 http://nla.gov.au/nla.
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Donation of goods sent to Ukrainian university
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/july/ukraine-donation
A shipment of goods from the University of Leicester has been sent to students in war-torn Ukraine to help them continue their studies as well as day-to-day life.
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Expedition 330: Louisville Seamount Trail
https://le.ac.uk/iodp/expeditions/2010-11/louisville
December 2010 – February 2011 In December 2010, an international team of scientists set sail on the scientific drilling vessel JOIDES Resolution for an eight-week IODP expedition to the Louisville Seamount chain.
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Resources
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/developmental/developmental-higher-education/resources
Click here for links to resources designed for higher education students. Our university has the relevant resources and equipment to help you acheive academic success.
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Mary Gee (1875-1962)
https://le.ac.uk/about/campus-development/freemens/freemens-building-names/mary-gee
Mary Gee was the daughter of an Archdeacon and her family were highly successful academics and sportsmen.
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Expert opinion Changes under Gove have brought about STEM teacher shortage
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/february/changes-under-gove-have-brought-about-stem-teacher-shortage-say-experts
Schools face a “looming disaster” over a severe shortage of teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics subjects, education and science experts at Leicester have warned.