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Fossil fuel burning leaves its mark in Mediterranean corals
https://le.ac.uk/news/2024/february/coral-pollutant
New study involving the University of Leicester identifies carbon particles emitted by burning fossil fuels embedded in corals
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University pals rally together to raise funds for cancer treatment
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/april/university-pals-rally-together-to-raise-funds-for-cancer-treatment
Friends and well-wishers from the University of Leicester are rallying together to support a graduate of the university in need of urgent treatment for cancer.
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PlanetarySeminar: Inside Jupiter: what Juno gravity soundings taught us about the gas giant’s interi
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/23/planetaryseminar-inside-jupiter-what-juno-gravity-soundings-taught-us-about-the-gas-giants-interior-during-the-prime-mission/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 23 June 2021 At 16:00 on Wednesday June 30th, Dr Marzia Parisi from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory will be presenting a seminar titled: “Inside Jupiter: what Juno gravity soundings taught us about the gas giant’s interior...
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Expanding Student Perceptions of the Universe through Art
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/10/08/expanding-student-perceptions-of-the-universe-through-art/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 8 October 2020 Dr. Gabby Provan collaborates with the Fermynwoods Contemporary Art centre to deliver a workshop helping to expand student perceptions of the multi-wavelength universe.
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New award for improving agricultural monitoring from Space
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/03/25/new-award-for-improving-agricultural-monitoring-from-space/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 25 March 2020 Leicester physicists have recently been awarded a Met Office Newton grant to monitor vegetation health and stress from Space Food security has always been a major strategic issue related to...
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SURE Internships 2023
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2023/10/09/students-reflect-on-their-summer-internships-in-physics/
Summer Undergraduate Internships within the School of Physics and Astronomy came to an end in August, and our interns have been sharing their thoughts and experiences over on LinkedIn.
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AstroSeminar: Prof. Isobel Hook, “Cosmology with supernovae: past, present and future”
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/18/astroseminar-prof-isobel-hook-cosmology-with-supernovae-past-present-and-future/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 18 January 2021 This week the department seminar will be delivered by Prof. Isobel Hook (Lancaster), at usual time (3.00 pm) on Teams. Please find below title and abstract of her talk.
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Using Earth Observation to map degradation of air quality in North India
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/09/28/using-earth-observation-to-map-degradation-of-air-quality-in-north-india/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 28 September 2020 A new study led by the University of Leicester reveals how seasonal air quality in Northern India is degraded by changes in the timing and amount of agricultural residue burning – by...
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AstroSeminar: How can we observe forming planets and their surroundings?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/01/12/astroseminar-how-can-we-observe-forming-planets-and-their-surroundings/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 12 January 2021 Tomorrow (13th Jan) the Wednesday seminar will be delivered by Prof. Judit Szulagyi (ETH, Zurich) at usual time (3pm). Please find below title and abstract of the talk.
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PlanetarySeminar: Observations and Modelling of Saturn’s Magnetopause and Trapped Particle Dynamics
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/07/planetaryseminar-observations-and-modelling-of-saturns-magnetopause-and-trapped-particle-dynamics/
Posted by mkj13 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 7 April 2021 At 14:00 on Wednesday April 14th 2021, Prof. Nick Achilleos from UCL will be presenting a virtual seminar titled: “Observations and Modelling of Saturn’s Magnetopause and Trapped Particle Dynamics”.