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                    Suzie Imber Wins the Royal Society Rosalind Franklin Award and Lecturehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/08/24/suzie-imber-wins-the-royal-society-rosalind-franklin-award-and-lecture/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 August 2021 Enormous congratulations to Dr. Suzie Imber this prestigious award in the 2021/22 Royal Society prize list. 
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                    Physics and Astronomy April 2021 Digesthttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/30/physics-and-astronomy-april-2021-digest/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 April 2021 With the end of the spring term, the Easter break, and the approach of the summer exam period, life in the School of Physics and Astronomy remains as busy as ever. 
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                    ab520https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/author/andrew_blain/ Astrophysics seminar – Wed 9th Nov 3pm LTA Posted by ab520 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 November 2022 This week’s in person astrophysics seminar will be by Sam Gill (Warwick). Sam will be around in Leicester from about 11am to 6pm. 
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                    National Space Centre: Space Lates – the Night Skyhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/01/19/national-space-centre-space-lates-the-night-sky/ Join the team at the National Space Centre on January 20th, where they will explore the night sky, from constellation mythology to the future of the Universe and all about our own star; the Sun. 
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                    The Galactic Unite Scholarship at the University of Leicesterhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/06/the-galactic-unite-scholarship-at-the-university-of-leicester/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 6 November 2020 Undergraduate Physics majors pursuing Space Science or Astrophysics can now apply to the Galactic Unite Scholarship at the University of Leicester. 
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                    SUREFest – Final Internship Presentationshttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/08/04/surefest-final-internship-presentations/ This summer, the School of Physics and Astronomy has hosted 11 interns working as part of the SURE (summer undergraduate research experience) programme. 
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                    A Leap Forward in the Race to Find Extreme Events Quicklyhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/12/06/a-leap-forward-in-the-race-to-find-extreme-events-quickly/ Extreme events in space will be identified faster than ever before thanks to a new tool developed by experts at the University of Leicester’s School of Physics and Astronomy, write Dr. Phil Evans. 
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                    Setting Up Greenhouse Gas and Air Quality Observations over Londonhttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/27/setting-up-greenhouse-gas-and-air-quality-observations-over-london/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 27 April 2021 Leicester scientist Neil Humpage helps to set up a new measurement site in northeast London, part of a ground-based remote sensing network to help understand the city’s air quality and carbon... 
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                    Welcome to the Physics Community!https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/25/welcome-to-the-physics-community-2/ Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 September 2020 During these unprecedented times, the School of Physics and Astronomy are exploring new ways to bring our staff and students together as a family. 
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                    The mystery of the impossible black holehttps://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/11/11/mystery-impossible-black-hole/ In September 2020 the LIGO/Virgo team announced the detection of two black holes merging. Two impossible black holes.