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Genetics for schools and colleges
https://le.ac.uk/vgec/topics/genetics/genetics-schools-colleges
Resources Resources a student filling in a form|Genomes and genomics The complete package of genetic information needed to make a living thing - in the form of all its DNA, genes and chromosomes - is known as a genome.
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Expert comment Has the Olympic Games caught up with the modern world
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/august/expert-comment-has-the-olympic-games-caught-up-with-the-modern-world
Despite greater representation of women in the Rio Olympics than in previous years, anachronisms and gender divisions still remain, according to John Williams from the Department of Sociology.
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Why Not… Join the Conversation on Discord?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/20/why-not-join-the-conversation-on-discord/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 20 November 2020 Undergraduate students in the School of Physics and Astronomy run the “To Infinity and Beyond” Discord server, open to all to maintain a strong community during the months of lockdown.
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Conversations With… Prof. Emma Bunce
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/18/conversations-with-prof-emma-bunce/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 18 December 2020 Professor Emma Bunce is the Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy and is the current President of the Royal Astronomical Society. Emma and her working from home setup.
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PlanetarySeminar: Magnetopause surface eigenmodes: Theory, observations, and simulations.
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/05/17/planetaryseminar-magnetopause-surface-eigenmodes-theory-observations-and-simulations/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 May 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday May 26th, 2021, Dr Martin Archer from Imperial College London will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Magnetopause surface eigenmodes: Theory, observations, and simulations”.
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Centenary Inaugural Lectures: Black Holes to Giant Planets
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/02/centenary-inaugural-lectures-black-holes-to-giant-planets/
Members of the School of Physics and Astronomy are invited to two Professorial Inaugural Lectures in September.
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PlanetarySeminar: The Geochemistry of Mercury: Results from MESSENGER and Lessons Learned for BepiCo
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/23/planetaryseminar-the-geochemistry-of-mercury-results-from-messenger-and-lessons-learned-for-bepicolombo/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 October 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday Novembers 3rd, 2021, Dr Larry Nittler from the Carnegie Institution for Science will be presenting a seminar titled: “The Geochemistry of Mercury: Results from MESSENGER and Lessons Learned...
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PlanetarySeminar: What can Magnetic Helicity tell us about Reconnected Magnetic Fields?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/01/planetaryseminar-what-can-magnetic-helicity-tell-us-about-reconnected-magnetic-fields/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 1 June 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday June 9th, 2021, Dr Andrew Wright from the University of St Andrews will be presenting a seminar titled: “What can Magnetic Helicity tell us about Reconnected Magnetic Fields?”.
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EGU Medal for Professor Emma Bunce
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/11/03/egu-medal-for-professor-emma-bunce/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 3 November 2021 Enormous congratulations to Professor Emma Bunce for being awarded the David Bates Medal of the European Geophysical Union (EGU).
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I’m an Engineer! I’m a Scientist!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/30/im-an-engineer-im-a-scientist/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 November 2020 PhD student Sam Frampton explains this excellent chance to engage with school students online, answer questions, and win money for outreach.