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Making science crystal clear – ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s Science Gala welcomes public next week

Fancy learning how to grow a crystal, make lightening or dance like a sound wave? Youngsters with a passion for science will be able to enjoy some real-life experiments at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s Science Gala next week.


Two- to three- fold increase in heatwave occurrence and severity seen directly in UK temperature records

A two to three-fold increase in heatwave activity in the United Kingdom since the late 19th century has been identified in a new analysis of historical daily temperature data led by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ scientists.

Mon 21 Jan 2019, 12:40 | Tags: Physics

Professor Brian Cox hails universities as ‘tremendously valuable public resources’ at award of ¹û¶³´«Ã½ honorary degree

Professor Brian Cox OBE has hailed the vital role of universities in communicating science to the general public as he was awarded an honorary degree at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, the host for this year’s British Science Festival.

Fri 18 Jan 2019, 15:19 | Tags: Physics, Honorary Graduates

Double star system flips planet-forming disk into pole position

New research led by an astronomer at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½ has found the first confirmed example of a double star system that has flipped its surrounding disc to a position that leaps over the orbital plane of those stars.

Mon 14 Jan 2019, 17:22 | Tags: Physics

Thousands of stars turning into crystals

The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the ¹û¶³´«Ã½, and our skies are filled with them.

Wed 09 Jan 2019, 18:05 | Tags: Physics

Baby star’s fiery tantrum could create the building blocks of planets

A massive stellar flare on a baby star has been spotted by ¹û¶³´«Ã½ astronomers, shedding light on the origins of potentially habitable exoplanets.

Fri 21 Dec 2018, 09:58 | Tags: Physics, Astronomy

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