Lectures for Schools and Colleges
We offer a wide selection of Physics, Astronomy and Space lectures, outlined below, from Key Stage 2-5, free of charge. Members of staff are pleased to visit schools/colleges to give lectures to groups of students.
If you would like to arrange a lecture, please contact the Schools and Colleges Liason Officer. Lectures and talks offered by other University of Leicester Science departments can be found here. You can find detailed information about the University's outreach programmes here.
| A Game of Cosmic Leapfrog Professor Martin Barstow |
30-60 mins |
Any Key Stage | |
| Ants and Butterflies in the Game of Life: the Science of Complexity Dr Derek Raine |
30-60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Apollo to the Moon Dr Mark Sims |
60 mins | Key Stage 5 |
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| Brown Dwarfs and Dark Matter in the Universe Dr Richard Jameson |
60 mins |
Key Stage 5 | |
| Exploring the Solar System Professor Martin Barstow |
30-60 mins |
Any Key Stage |
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| Exploring the Universe Professor Martin Barstow |
30-60 mins |
Any Key Stage |
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| Flying an Experiment on the Space Shuttle Dr Mark Sims |
60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| How to be a Rocket Scientist Professor Martin Barstow |
30-60 mins |
Any Key Stage |
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| Looking for Life on Mars Dr Mark Sims |
60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Observing the Earth from Space Professor DT Llewellyn-Jones |
60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Other Worlds and the Origin of Life Dr Derek Raine |
30-60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Signals from Creation: The History of the Universe Dr Derek Raine |
30-60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Small is Beautiful - the Physics and technology of nano-scale structures Professor Chris Binns |
60 mins |
Key Stages 4-5 |
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| The Extraterrestrial Roadshow Professor Martin Barstow |
30-60 mins |
Any Key Stage |
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| The Hidden Colours of the Universe Professor Robert Warwick |
60 mins |
Key Stage 5 |
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| Superconductivity - nature's path to perpetual motion Professor Chris Binns |
60 mins |
Key Stages 4-5 |
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