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  • Swift satellite spots its thousandth gamma-ray burst

    Leicester scientists are celebrating the discovery of the 1,000th gamma-ray burst (GRB) by the US/UK/Italian Swift spacecraft. GRBs are the most powerful explosions in the universe, typically associated with the collapse of a massive star and the birth of a black hole.

  • Advancing UK and Italian research in Gamma-Ray astrophysics

    Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 18 February 2020 Leicester physicists invited to the home of the UK Ambassador to Italy to discuss the future of Gamma-Ray astrophysics.

  • AboutUs

    Leicester probably started as a Celtic settlement. It was the capital of the local Celtic tribe, the Coriletavi. The Romans invaded Britain in 43 AD and they captured Leicestershire by 47 AD. The Romans built a fort at Leicester in 48 AD.

  • Florence Rich and Granville School for Girls

    Posted by Simon Dixon in Library Special Collections on May 22, 2018 11 Granville Road, Leicester, formerly Granville School for Girls On 14 November 1917 The Leicester Daily Post , edited by W. G.

  • Discovering Peterloo in Special Collections

    Posted by Sarah Wood in Library Special Collections on November 23, 2018   Guest post from Dr William Farrell, Research Services Consultant.

  • Gamma-ray burst is ‘Rosetta Stone’ for finding neutron star collisions

    A highly unusual blast of high-energy light from a nearby galaxy has been linked by a team of scientists including astronomers at the University of Leicester to a neutron star merger.

  • Leicester scientists develop new imaging system for worlds largest gamma ray observatory

    Richard White (MPIK), Duncan Ross (UoL), Jon Lapington (UoL) Image credit Richard White, Max Planck Institute for Nuclear Physics in Heidelberg (MPIK) Scientists from the University's Space Research Centre have returned from the inauguration of the Gamma-ray Cherenkov...

  • Robert Harris

    The University has learned with regret of the death of Dr Robert (Bob) Roderick Harris who passed away on 11 January 2023.

  • David Cousins

    A tribute to David Cousins, pioneering songwriter and radio innovator. Explore his legacy and lifelong connection to the University of Leicester.

  • Logging

    Summary table and stackability Up to three tool probes can be stacked on the same tool string saving up to 25% of the logging time. However, not all tools are stackable and many of them require to be at the end of a tool string to be effective (e.g. Spinner Flowmeter).

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