UPDATED: 23 February 2009
Faculty Annual Lecture on Wednesday 11th March @ 19:00
Professor Paul Younger (Newcastle University) will give this year's annual lecture entitled: "King Coal: Time for restoration of the mucky monarch?"
Leicester Invents Competition - Bright sparks sought for inventive competition
The University's Leicester Invents competition for young learners is taking place for the second year, to mark National Science and Engineering Week.
Postgraduate Careers Symposium: Faculty of Science on Thursday 26th March from 9-5pm
The Faculty of Science, together with the Student Learning Centre and the Careers Service, is pleased to announce its first Postgraduate Careers Symposium
The Faculty of Science comprises seven research-led departments: Chemistry, Computer Science, Engineering, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy. Together, these departments teach approximately 20% of campus-based undergraduate students, undertaking diverse programmes of study, from human geography through a range of laboratory-based subjects to engineering.
The Faculty makes up about one third of the science research base in the University. Although each department has a distinct identity, there are a number of major interdisciplinary research activities, typified by the Mathematical modelling Centre, Earth Observation Science and the Advanced Microscopy Centre. Researchers within the Faculty have international reputations and collaborations with researchers throughout the world, making it an exciting environment for research and teaching.
Our students benefit from following best practice, working alongside leaders in their fields. Approximately a quarter of our undergraduates go on to study for a higher degree. Our graduates are much sought after by employers - either by going directly into employment in the broad area of their degree subject or pursuing successful careers in diverse areas such as education, commerce, IT and the public sector.