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Congratulations to Dr. Henrik Melin: New Webb Fellow!
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/03/01/congratulations-to-dr-henrik-melin-new-webb-fellow/
Dr Henrik Melin, of the University of Leicester, has been awarded a five-year Fellowship to study the giant planets using the James Webb Space Telescope, funded by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC), with support from the University of Leicester.
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World-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror delivered for SVOM
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/16/world-first-lobster-x-ray-telescope-mirror-delivered-for-svom/
World-first lobster X-ray telescope mirror delivered for SVOM
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Leicester to lead Royal Astronomical Society livestream of Uranus
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/10/06/leicester-to-lead-royal-astronomical-society-livestream-of-uranus/
Leicester to lead Royal Astronomical Society livestream of Uranus
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Space Park Leicester – Phase One Complete
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/04/21/space-park-leicester-phase-one-complete/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 21 April 2021 Congratulations from the School to all those involved in developing Space Park Leicester, as the keys to the pioneering £100 million research, innovation and teaching hub for space-related...
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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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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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New telescope to be the ‘GOTO’ for gravitational wave events
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2022/07/26/new-telescope-to-be-the-goto-for-gravitational-wave-events/
Leicester space scientists will contribute to a huge new telescope, made up of identical arrays on opposite sides of the planet, to track down sources of gravitational waves.
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Equipment for oral history projects
https://le.ac.uk/emoha/what-is-oral-history/how-to-do-oral-history/equipment
Get more information on the equipment you may need in order to conduct interviews, including cassette recorders, CD recorders, microphones and sound editing.
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Conversations with… Prof. John Bridges
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2021/09/10/conversations-with-prof-john-bridges/
Posted by ejb71 in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 10 September 2021 Professor John Bridges is a Professor of Planetary Science in the School of Physics and Astronomy. An experienced researcher; Prof.
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The Great Jupiter-Saturn Conjunction of 2020
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/physicsastronomy/2020/12/02/the-great-jupiter-saturn-conjunction-of-2020/
Posted by Physics & Astronomy in Physics and Astronomy Blog on 2 December 2020 A spectacular event is unfolding in the night skies this December, as Jupiter and Saturn appear closer in the sky than at any time in the past four centuries.