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Monitoring Jupiter’s Atmospheric Heartbeat over Three Decades
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/08/24/monitoring-jupiters-atmospheric-heartbeat-over-three-decades/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 24 August 2020 Long-term infrared monitoring of Jupiter’s equatorial stratosphere over three decades revealed a natural cycle of variable winds and temperatures.
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Magnifying the Past with JWST
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/11/28/magnifying-the-past-with-jwst/
In this guest blog post by Leicester student Roshni Bakrania, which summarises a ResearchBites talk by Dr. Henrik Melin, we explore the results from the first few months of observations by JWST.
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Teddy bears to teach children about paw health
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/july/teddy-bears-to-teach-children-about-paw-health
Cuddly toys and their owners, young and old, are invited to receive a special health check at the University’s free family fun day marking the 70th anniversary of the National Health Service.
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Sarah Casewell on the ExoCast Podcast
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/04/22/sarah-casewell-on-the-exocast-podcast/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 22 April 2020 The Exoplanet Podcast (ExoCast) is a regular podcast about all things exoplanetary, and this month interviewed Leicester Astronomer Dr. Sarah Casewell.
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Astrophotography Competition Time – AstRoSoc Calendar
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/02/26/astrophotography-competition-time-astrosoc-calendar/
AstroSoc Competition
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UKSA Space for All Grant
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/06/28/uksa-space-for-all-grant/
UKSA Space for All Grant
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A giant black hole in the Milky Way
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2024/04/30/a-giant-black-hole-in-the-milky-way/
Posted by Physics and Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 30 April 2024 A sleeping giant The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has discovered a black hole 33 times the mass of the Sun. It is in the constellation Aquila, less than 2000 light-years from Earth.
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Mathematical modelling
https://le.ac.uk/lemid/strategic-areas/mathematical-modelling
Mathematical models combine the highly sought after skills of Mathematicians, computer technologists and Scientists; providing a platform to study the mechanisms of diseases spread, predicting outcomes and patterns that are highly complex.
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Final chances to view popular city centre archaeological dig
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/final-chances-to-view-popular-city-centre-archaeological-dig
These tickets have now sold out Due to huge demand, Leicester archaeologists have announced further opportunities for members of the public to view the largest archaeological excavation in Leicester in over a decade on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 May 2017.
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Leicester PhD student publishes book on traditional British ballads
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/may/leicester-phd-student-publishes-book-on-traditional-british-ballads
PhD student Kevan Manwaring from our School of Arts is publishing a new book based on his Creative Writing PhD research which will appeal to people passionate about folk music and storytelling.