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New observations reveal Jupiters Great Red Spot as mysterious energy source
https://le.ac.uk/news/2016/july/new-observations-reveal-jupiter2019s-great-red-spot-as-mysterious-energy-source
Researchers from the University of Leicester and Boston University’s (BU) Center for Space Physics report today in Nature that Jupiter’s Great Red Spot may provide the mysterious source of energy required to heat the planet’s upper atmosphere to the unusually high values...
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Expert opinions cover advertising partnerships equality future technologies USChina relations and faith in Britain
https://le.ac.uk/news/2017/july/expert-opinions-cover
Professor Neil Chakraborti from the Department of Criminology has been quoted in a Stop Funding Hate article about the Co-op Group’s announcement that it plans to continue its advertising partnerships with the Daily Mail, Daily Express and Sun.
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Peniche Fado
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/2014/11/10/peniche-fado/
Posted by Christian De Vito in Carceral Archipelago on November 10, 2014 During a recent trip to Portugal I took the chance to visit the fortress of Peniche, situated on the rocky coast in the homonymous village, approximately one hundred kilometres north of Lisbon.
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Tuesday 22nd January 2013 Sol 166
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/22/tuesday-22nd-january-2013-sol-166/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 22, 2013 This close up view of one of the veins was taken as an RMI image by one of the two ChemCam lasers after the Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS).
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Friday 4th January 2013 Sol 147
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2013/01/04/friday-4th-january-2013-sol-147/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on January 4, 2013 Curiosity and the science and engineering teams are getting back up to full activity after the Christmas and New Year break.
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3rd April 2015 Sol 945
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/mars/2015/04/03/3rd-april-2015-sol-945/
Posted by jbridges in Mars Science Laboratory Blog on April 3, 2015 The heavy noble gases argon, krypton and xenon are known for their non-reactive nature and on Earth used for many applications where a gas is needed to protect a surface from the reactive species in...
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Uranus aurora discovery offers clues to habitable icy worlds
https://le.ac.uk/news/2023/october/uranus-aurora
University of Leicester astronomers confirm the existence of an infrared (IR) aurora on Uranus, providing insights into how magnetic field on ice giants such as Uranus and Neptune behave.
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Research explores how destroyed star rains onto black hole
https://le.ac.uk/news/2015/october/destroyed-star-rains-onto-black-hole-winds-blow-it-back
New details about what happens when a black hole tears apart a star have been gathered by a trio of orbiting X-ray telescopes giving scientists, including Leicester astronomers, an excellent opportunity to understand the extreme environment around a black hole.
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University of Leicester scientists capture Neptune’s auroras for first time using JWST
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/march/neptune-auroras-first-time-jwst
Long-sought auroral glow finally emerges under JWST’s powerful gaze, as team led from University of Leicester observed Neptune using JWST’s near-infrared instrument
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New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/october/4-new-study-underway-to-find-best-treatment-for-wake-up-stroke-patients
New study underway to find best treatment for wake-up stroke patients led by Professor Thompson Robinson, Head of Department of Cardiovascular Sciences