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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 2h

🔭🧪🎢 Our undergraduate, Kieran Bujdoso, spent his summer project here analysing meteorites.

Learn more about our meteorite research here 💫 🪨 : le.ac.uk/physics/rese...

Learn about studying Physics at Leicester here 👉 le.ac.uk/study/physics

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 2d

Our 3rd year William Spanswick did a summer project here studying the Martian ionosphere! This is him telling the department about it before term started

Learn more about our research here 🛰️ le.ac.uk/physics/rese...

Learn about studying Physics at Leicester here 👉 le.ac.uk/study/physics

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 7d

🔭🧪🎢 As a summer project our undergraduate student Emily Stedall looked at "The Evolution and Impact of Accretion Disk Winds in an X-Ray Binary System" 🔭🧪🎢

Learn more about studying Physics at Leicester here 👉 le.ac.uk/study/physics

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 9d

Learn more about our research on gamma-ray bursts and other cosmic explosions here 💥 le.ac.uk/physics/rese...

Learn about studying Physics at Leicester here 👉 le.ac.uk/study/physics

Transient Astrophysics | Astrophysics | University of Leicester

At Leicester we study explosive transients such as Gamma-Ray Bursts, the sources of gravitational waves and activity connected to galactic nuclei.

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 9d

🔭🧪🎢 Every year we run the summer research projects for some of our undergraduates.

Daniel Booth looked at identifying mid-infrared counterparts to gamma-ray bursts, and he presented his work before term started 🔭🧪🎢

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 13d

🔭🧪🎢 Every year we run some summer research projects for our undergraduates. Before term, Ayushma Paudel told us about helping to monitor food security!

Learn about our Earth observation research 🌍 le.ac.uk/physics/rese...

Learn about studying Physics at Leicester 👉 le.ac.uk/study/physics

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 27d

You'll also learn why our students are some of the most satisfied with their course in England (National Student Survey 2025)!

University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · 27d

🔭🧪🎢 Our next open day is tomorrow, Saturday 13th September, and you are all welcome!

Book your place here: le.ac.uk/open-days

You can learn about the exciting research done here at the university that you can get involved with as an undergraduate. 🔭🧪🎢

Open Days | University of Leicester

Book an Open Day at the University of Leicester. Take a tour of campus, speak to our expert academics and meet our current students. Become a Citizen of Change at a Top 30 university.

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Sep 9

🔭🧪🎢 Our next public open day is this weekend!

On 13th September, come and see what studying physics at the University of Leicester can be like. You'll also witness some of the highlights of our internationally renowned space research.

Book your place here: le.ac.uk/open-days 🔭🧪🎢

Student with impressive looking lab equipment

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Sep 5

🔭🧪🎢 Just over a week until our next public open day!

On 13th September, come and see what studying physics at the University of Leicester can be like. You'll also witness some of the highlights of our internationally renowned space research.

Book your place here: le.ac.uk/open-days 🔭🧪🎢

Open Days | University of Leicester

Book an Open Day at the University of Leicester. Take a tour of campus, speak to our expert academics and meet our current students. Become a Citizen of Change at a Top 30 university.

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Aug 28

Just over 2 weeks until our next public open day!

On 13th September, come and see what studying physics at the University of Leicester can be like. You'll also witness some of the highlights of our internationally renowned space research.

Book your place here: le.ac.uk/open-days

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Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · Aug 13

How many universities do you know with their own space elephant? This is 'Ele-gene Voyager' (by Marta Zubieta), celebrating @uniofleicester.bsky.social roles in space exploration @physicsuol.bsky.social and DNA fingerprinting. Part of the Loros #StompRoundLeicester

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Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · Aug 1

Fancy joining the #PlanetaryScience team at @uniofleicester.bsky.social? We have 3 postdoc positions open: Mercury with BepiColombo with Emma Bunce; the Martian ionosphere with @bscredrojo.bsky.social; or Jupiter's auroral lightshow with @jnic.bsky.social. Visit jobs.le.ac.uk and search "Physics"

Careers - University of Leicester Recruitment Team

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 28

🔭 A postdoc opportunity here at the University of Leicester! 🔭

Beatriz Sánchez-Cano @bscredrojo.bsky.social · Jul 18

✨✨I’m hiring!!✨✨

If you are or know of a PostDoc willing to work with me and the planetary group at @physicsuol.bsky.social on how Mars’ magnetotail connects with its ionosphere and auroral activity, have a look below at the comments!

Deadline 17 Aug 2025

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 10

An extragalactic explosion was a massive star exploding, with a jet that was trapped in a 'cocoon' by the outer layers of the star or the dense matter surrounding it. Our researchers helped explain this using data from the Einstein Probe and ground telescopes. le.ac.uk/news/2025/ju...

Leicester researchers shed new light on extragalactic event | News | University of Leicester

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 10

Leicester scientists building the Soft X-ray Imager for ESA and CAS's Solar wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer being highlighted by the UKSA during #NAM2025

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our lecturer @bscredrojo.bsky.social presents M-MATISSE at #NAM2025

Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 9

If we're to land humans on Mars in the coming decades, we'll have to know what challenges await them when they get there... 👩‍🚀🚀

So that's where a new mission proposal shared at #NAM2025 could help.

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Royal Astronomical Society @royalastrosoc.bsky.social · Jul 9

We've just had plenary talks from Prof Leigh Fletcher, of the University of Leicester, on JWST's insights on the giant planets in our solar system and Prof Steven Longmore, of Liverpool John Moores University, exploring the environmental dependence of star and planet formation over cosmic time.

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The NAM public engagement lunch by the RAS.

The panel discussion on the future of UK astronomical instrumentation.

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 9

Our Prof @leighfletcher.bsky.social is giving a plenary talk at the National Astronomy Meeting presenting JWST observations of the solar system's gas giants! #NAM2025

Prof Leigh Fletcher presenting results of JWST observations of Saturn

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 7

Our reseachers are at the National Astronomy meeting, and Leicester's rockets are in the talks!

Paul McMillan @mcmillan-astro.bsky.social · Jul 7

A sighting of Leicester's @spacecentre.bsky.social Thor Able rocket during a really interesting (and last minute replacement!) talk by Dr Bleddyn Bowen on the politics of space at the UK's National Astronomy Meeting #NAM2025

University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 4

Details here: le.ac.uk/open-days

Open Days | University of Leicester

Book an Open Day at the University of Leicester. Take a tour of campus, speak to our expert academics and meet our current students. Become a Citizen of Change at a Top 30 university.

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jul 4

🧪🎢 The University of Leicester open day is tomorrow! (Saturday 5th July) Come and see how great studying Physics in Leicester would be! 🧪🎢

(Pictured, students and staff at their project presentations)

Staff and students from Physics at University of Leicester at the 4th year project poster day, 2025

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University of Leicester, Physics & Astronomy @physicsuol.bsky.social · Jun 30

Our next open day is this Saturday (5th July). Come and see what studying physics in a world class department could be like! 🧪🎢 le.ac.uk/open-days

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Rob Parker @drrobparker.bsky.social · Jun 27

Large @physicsuol.bsky.social and @nceoscience.bsky.social contingent at ESA #LPS2025 this week!

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Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · Jun 25

Our final call for expressions of interest for the STFC Rutherford Fellowships, with a deadline tomorrow - do get in touch if you have any questions!

Leigh Fletcher @leighfletcher.bsky.social · Jun 2

International or UK researcher looking for a #fellowship in #astrophysics, #planetaryscience, and/or space instrumentation? Leicester @physicsuol.bsky.social is inviting expressions of interest for this year's STFC 5-year Ernest Rutherford Fellowships (deadline June 26th):
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