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Royal visit to University of Leicester honours legacy of Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/november/28-royal-visit
Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking across campus 50 Their Royal Highnesses The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in the David Wilson library Their Royal Highnesses The...
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Expert opinions cover a nodeal Brexit finding Beagle 2 Donald Trump psychologist Hans Eysenck and the rising breast cancer rate in China
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/october/expert-opinions-cover-a-2018no-deal2019-brexit-finding-beagle-2-donald-trump-psychologist-hans-eysenck-and-the-rising-breast-cancer-rate-in-china
With the Prime Minister’s recent suggestion of a 'no-deal' Brexit, Professor Panicos Demetriades from our School of Business uses his experience as governor of the central bank of Cyprus to reflect upon the issues with this idea.
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Medical Microbiology BSc
https://le.ac.uk/courses/medical-microbiology-bsc/2026
Infectious diseases account for a third of all deaths. It’s a hard stat to take in, but it’s why we keep studying the microscopic organisms that cause them.
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#PlanetarySeminar: NASA’s Dr Paul Mahaffy on Mars from Curiosity and MAVEN
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/28/planetaryseminar-nasas-dr-paul-mahaffy-on-mars-from-curiosity-and-maven/
Dr Paul Mahaffy, NASA AMES, SAM (MSL) and MAVEN Principal Investigator, will talk about Martian Organics, Isotopes, and the Evolution of Habitability Explored in Gale Crater with the Curiosity Rover and from Orbit with the MAVEN mission.
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Leicester Space at the British Science Festival
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/09/13/leicester-space-at-the-british-science-festival/
British Science Festival-goers will be treated to some incredible events courtesy of experts from the University of Leicester.
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Physics and Astronomy Summer 2021 Digest
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/24/physics-and-astronomy-summer-2021-digest/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 September 2021 As we look ahead to a brand new academic year, and with life returning to campus for Leicester’s Centenary Year , the Physics Community team would like to share some of the news stories that...
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Building work begins on 430000squarefoot Bible Museum
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/february/building-work-begins-on-430-000-square-foot-bible-museum
The eight-storey, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible took a giant step toward its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C., beginning with surgical demolition of a 1982 addition to the historical building that will be reinvented as an international Bible museum.
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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2021
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/17/celebrating-international-day-of-women-and-girls-in-science-2021-part-1/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 17 February 2021 On February 11 th the School of Physics and Astronomy joined in with the International Day of Women and Girls in Science celebrations, using Twitter (@PhysicsUoL) to showcase some of the...
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GHOST in the sky captures Greenhouse Gases
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/ghost-in-the-sky-captures-greenhouse-gases
An instrument co-designed by University of Leicester scientists has been used in aircraft flights over the UK to monitor greenhouse gases.
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Pick your poison study examines the use of plant poison on prehistoric weaponry
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/march/pick-your-poison-study-examines-the-use-of-plant-poison-on-prehistoric-weaponry
Archaeologists have long believed that our ancestors used poisons extracted from plants such as foxgloves and hemlock to make their weapons more lethal and kill their prey more swiftly.