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AstroSeminar: Prof. Catherine Espaillat (Boston University), “Multiwavelength Accretion Variability
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/04/astroseminar-prof-catherine-espaillat-boston-university-multiwavelength-accretion-variability-in-young-stellar-objects/
Posted by er198 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 4 February 2021 The department seminar next week (Wed 10th of Feb) will be delivered by Prof. Catherine C. Espaillat (Boston University), at usual time (3.00 pm). Please find below title and abstract of the seminar.
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Leicester student research stories rated most out of left field in May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/leicester-student-research-stories-rated-most-out-of-left-field-in-may
The feasibility of crying a river and the plausibility of spells in the Harry Potter universe are the top two most interesting University research stories in May, according to a list by PR consultancy Gerard Kelly & Partners.
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Expert opinions cover Brexit football hooliganism and the aging process
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/june/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Clare Anderson from the School of History has written an article discussing some of the positive benefits of EU membership and how it is vital in securing our influence across Europe and all over the world.
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Professorial Inaugural Lecture Series for spring 2017 announced
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/professorial-inaugural-lecture-series-for-spring-2017-announced
The University's Professorial Inaugural Lecture Series, which allow all new professors the opportunity to share their cutting-edge research with the public, has been unveiled with a new programme covering a diverse range of topics.
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‘Closing the Gender Pay gap would take 95 years’
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2017/02/24/closing-the-gender-pay-gap-would-take-95-years/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 24, 2017 Across OECD nations at current rates of progress according to the latest PWC Women in work report.
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Sports scholar picked for Tokyo Paralympic squad
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/june/nick-cummins-paralympic-squad
University of Leicester History PhD student and sports scholar Nick Cummins has been selected in Great Britain’s Wheelchair Rugby squad for this summer’s rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/specialcollections/2018/06/08/the-beast-in-me-guest-post-by-armand-de-filippo-museum-studies/sdr/
Immersive experience installed in the David Wilson Library, May 2018
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38m super lightweight mirror chosen for ChineseFrench space mission
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/ps3-8m-super-lightweight-mirror-chosen-for-chinese-french-space-mission
The University has announced the signature of a contract to develop an innovative new type of X-ray mirror for a telescope to be flown on an orbiting observatory to be launched in 2021.
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Talking points a range of topical issues tackled by academics 113 May
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/may/talking-points-a-range-of-topical-issues-tackled-by-academics-1-13-may
President and Vice-Chancellor Professor Paul Boyle has written an article for Think: Leicester discussing how the University of Leicester is among the first institutions in the world to join the UN programme HeForShe.
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Study shows slow walking pace is good predictor of heart-related deaths
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/august/study-shows-slow-walking-pace-good-predictor-of-heart-related-deaths
A team of researchers at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre - a partnership between Leicester’s Hospitals, the University of Leicester and Loughborough University - has concluded that middle-aged people who report that they are slow walkers could be at higher risk...