Quota Studentship 2011
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Leicester
Department Name: Physics and Astronomy
Abstract
Doctoral Training Partnerships: a range of postgraduate training is funded by the Research Councils. For information on current funding routes, see the common terminology at https://www.ukri.org/apply-for-funding/how-we-fund-studentships/. Training grants may be to one organisation or to a consortia of research organisations. This portal will show the lead organisation only.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Mark Lester (Training Grant Holder) |
Publications
Bugby S.
(2013)
Preliminary evaluation of a novel high-resolution hybrid gamma/optical camera for intraoperative imaging
in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE AND MOLECULAR IMAGING
Meredith CJ
(2014)
Saturn's dayside ultraviolet auroras: Evidence for morphological dependence on the direction of the upstream interplanetary magnetic field.
in Journal of geophysical research. Space physics
Jinks S
(2014)
Cassini multi-instrument assessment of Saturn's polar cap boundary
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Meredith C
(2013)
Simultaneous conjugate observations of small-scale structures in Saturn's dayside ultraviolet auroras: Implications for physical origins
in Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics
Lees J
(2014)
Energy response of AlGaAs soft X-ray photon counting detectors
in Journal of Instrumentation
Lees J
(2013)
A hybrid camera for locating sources of gamma radiation in the environment
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bugby S
(2012)
Modelling image profiles produced with a small field of view gamma camera with a single pinhole collimator
in Journal of Instrumentation
Bugby Sarah
(2014)
Performance of a high-resolution hybrid gamma/optical camera for intraoperative imaging
in JOURNAL OF NUCLEAR MEDICINE
Wildy C
(2014)
Quasar broad absorption line variability measurements using reconstructions of unabsorbed spectra
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
Gompertz B
(2014)
Magnetar powered GRBs: explaining the extended emission and X-ray plateau of short GRB light curves
in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society
| Title | Compact Gamma Camera |
| Description | Compact gamma camera : low energy gamma radiation detector; CsI scintillator/CCD detector with pinhole collimator; co-aligned optical camera for hybrid imaging; designed for medical use (i.e. sentinel lymph node biopsies); potential applications in environmental safety imaging; potential for surgical use improving patient outcomes X-ray/gamma/neutron detectors |
| Type Of Technology | Detection Devices |
| Year Produced | 2012 |
| Impact | principally for medical imaging but with potential environmental applications |
| Description | Cafe Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation for postgraduate students across the university at Cafe Research None as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | Cambridge |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation on my research to academics, which sparked questions afterwards. I was approached afterwards for more questions and discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Conference Presentations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Post-graduate research conference presentations (multiple interdisciplinary events, regional, including as an invited speaker) None as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | European Association of Nuclear Medicine 2013 Congress |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Paper Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Paper presentation to International health professionals/medical technologist professionals and academics Unknown |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013 |
| Description | Frontier |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Funding secured and first issue produced and distributed of magazine describing postgraduate research at the University of Leicester Multiple submitted articles for future issues/ positive feedback |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Greenpower |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Longterm engineering project with year 9 students. Pupil engagement with engineering |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | http://www.greenpower.co.uk/ |
| Description | Halloween Physics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Several hundred pupils attended a Halloween-themed activity evening involving entertaining physics experiments which introduce basic scientific concepts. An article was produced for a local newspaper (Leicester Mercury) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | University student research magazine (Editor-in-Chief) First issue funded and currently in production University wide (undergraduate, postgraduate, academic, etc.) None as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013 |
| Description | Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave tours of the Department to prospective undergraduate students and their parents. As well as answering questions about the Department and the University. A portion of the students on the Open Day applied for a place in the Department. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012 |
| Description | Portsmouth |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other academic audiences (collaborators, peers etc.) |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation on my research to academics, which sparked questions afterwards. I was approached afterwards for more questions and discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | Public Lunchtime Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prompted good interaction with general public about space science n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | School Talk - Brockington College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Prompted good interaction with children about being a space scientists n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | School Talks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Multiple talks for schools None as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2011,2012,2013 |
| Description | Stargazing Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Around 2000 members of the public were invited into the Department to attend lectures and to take part in activities. None as yet |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
| Description | Stargazing Live 2014 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Poster Presentation |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An outreach evening where members of the public were invited to come to the university to see the research that is conducted here with regard to geophysics, planetary physics and other space sciences. n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |
| Description | UK SEDS Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Scientific meeting (conference/symposium etc.) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | Yes |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Specialist talk as part of conference proceedings Unknown |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | UKSEDS National Student Space Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Generated enthusiastic questions from audience n/a |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| Description | University Open Days |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Type Of Presentation | Keynote/Invited Speaker |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | I give teaching tours on the open days/UCAS days to describe the physics course structure. They can involve conversing with prospective students and their families/friends. I often try to to describe the topic of my PhD, in brief, to provide them with a slightly more detailed example and appreciation of one types of research conducted in the department. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2013,2014 |