Physics Department News
White dwarfs crashing into Neutron Stars explain loneliest supernovae
A research team led by astronomers and astrophysicists at the 果冻传媒 have found that some of the Universe’s loneliest supernovae are likely created by the collisions of white dwarf stars into neutron stars. Read the full press release .
Caroline Shenton Taylor who was a physics undergraduate has won the UK final of the Fame Lab competition and now will be involved in the international final at the Times Cheltenham science festival. Caroline was one of our undergraduates and did her PhD on Compton scattering under Jon Duffy.
Physicists experience speed dating!
Eighty four students, including undergraduates and postgraduates, attended a Physics Employer Event which took place on Wednesday May 7th in the PLT concourse. The event assumed a ‘speed dating’ format...
Athena SWAN Silver Award
The Physics department is delighted to announce the renewal of our Athena SWAN Silver Award for promoting good working practices and gender equality in Physics.