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A giant black hole in the Milky Way
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/04/30/a-giant-black-hole-in-the-milky-way/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 April 2024 A sleeping giant The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has discovered a black hole 33 times the mass of the Sun. It is in the constellation Aquila, less than 2000 light-years from Earth.
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Astrophotography Competition Time – AstRoSoc Calendar
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/26/astrophotography-competition-time-astrosoc-calendar/
AstroSoc Competition
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Sarah Casewell on the ExoCast Podcast
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/sarah-casewell-on-the-exocast-podcast/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 The Exoplanet Podcast (ExoCast) is a regular podcast about all things exoplanetary, and this month interviewed Leicester Astronomer Dr. Sarah Casewell.
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Entries Open for the Three-Minute Thesis Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/05/entries-open-for-the-three-minute-thesis-competition/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 5 January 2021 The University of Leicester is back hosting its own 3 Minute Thesis annual competition and this year it is open to Early Career Researchers and PostDocs.
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Law with a Modern Language LLB
https://le.ac.uk/courses/law-with-a-modern-language-llb/2026
Expand your career options by learning Law alongside French, Italian or Spanish, with the University of Leicester’s Law with a Modern Language LLB.
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Winchcombe Meteorite on BBC East Midlands
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/01/13/winchcombe-meteorite-on-bbc-east-midlands/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 13 January 2023 PhD student Niamh Topping on BBC East Midlands last night discussing findings from research taking place into the Winchcombe meteorite fall. You can watch the footage below.
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Doctoral Inaugural Lecture by Dr. Sam Turnpenney
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/27/doctoral-inaugural-lecture-by-dr-sam-turnpenney/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 September 2021 On Wednesday starting at 5pm, Sam Turnpenney, an alumni of Physics, is one of two recent graduates presenting their Doctoral Inaugural Lecture.
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Astronomy seminar – Wednesday 9th June. 3pm. Dr Rebeca Garcia Lopez
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/09/astronomy-seminar-wed-9th-june-3pm/
The inner regions of protoplanetary disks: an interferometric view
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Enter the STEM for Britain 2021 Poster Competition
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/27/enter-the-stem-for-britain-2021-poster-competition/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 October 2020 Applications for the STEM for Britain 2021 poster competition are now open, and we encourage all early career researchers in the School of Physics and Astronomy to apply.
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The “Wall of Women” visits the School of Physics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/03/20/the-wall-of-women-visits-the-school-of-physics/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 March 2020 The School of Physics celebrates International Women’s Day Thank you to all the amazing women who contribute to this department! International Women’s Day is a day on which the social, cultural,...