MSc Machine Learning in Science: Aakansha’s experience
October 29, 2024
Guest post by Aakansha Dhawan, MSc Machine Learning in Science 2023 Coming from a computer science background, I always had a strong foundation in algorithms and programming. However, I was eager to delve deeper into the evolving world of artificial intelligence, which led me to pursue the MSc in Machine Learning in Science at the …
MSc Machine Learning in Science: Elliot’s experience
July 6, 2023
Guest post by Elliot Hicks, MSc Machine Learning in Science 2022 When I was studying for my BSc in Physics at the University of Manchester, I decided that I wanted a masters that would give me the best possible advantage for entering the field of machine learning. When I came across the Machine Learning in …
Careers in Medical Physics
December 10, 2021
Guest post by Dr. Karen Mullinger, who recently set up a webpage showcasing careers in medical physics. In my opinion Medical Physics is fascinating because of the real world difference it can make and the Medical Physics related careers that are possible: from the NHS, to industry, to academia. During the pandemic I realised …
Lom’s marathon plans
November 12, 2021
Guest post by Lom Machin. Lom is a first year Physics BSc student, and they are taking on the challenge of running the 2022 London marathon in partnership with Karnival — the Students’ Union fundraising organisation — and the Meningitis Research Foundation. Is there a word for excited and terrified in equal measure? Something you’ll …
Grace’s summer research internship: mapping the cosmic web
October 4, 2021
Guest post by Grace Gilbert (4th Year MSci Physics student) who recently spent time on a funded summer research placement in the Nottingham astronomy research group working with Prof Alfonso Aragón-Salamanca. As previously described in this blog, many of our undergraduate students gain valuable resaerch experience by working on summer internships here or abroad. We …
Open Days 2021: Teaching physics in the time of COVID (and beyond)
June 23, 2021
Our Open Days for prospective undergraduate students look a little different this year. Normally the whole university would be gearing up to welcome crowds of thousands on to campus for two days in July, with an multitude of student ambassadors showing off our beautiful campus. (Sunny weather and ice cream by the lake a definite …
A different take on gravity by MSc Particles, Gravity and Fields students
June 4, 2021
Guest post by Prof Tony Padilla Every so often our students remind you how wonderfully creative and talented they are. This couldn’t have been more true as I marked this years assessments for my Advanced Gravity module. Advanced Gravity forms part of MSc in Particles, Gravity and Fields run jointly between Maths and Physics, and …
Nottingham Physics receives funding to boost local graduate opportunities
June 2, 2021
Some good news for students who want to develop their careers close to home after graduation. In this guest post by the School of Physics and Astronomy Placement and Partnership Officer Dr. Olga Fernholz, we learn about new funding we are receiving from the Office for Students to support regional opportunities for highly skilled employment. …
First graduates from the MSc Machine Learning in Science
April 1, 2021
This is a long-overdue post to mark the December 2020 graduation of the first cohort from the one-year postgraduate MSc Machine Learning in Science degree offered by the School of Physics and Astronomy. The field of machine learning and artificial intelligence is growing rapidly and these tools are being exploited by researchers in the School …
Institute of Physics medals for three Nottingham professors
This is a long-overdue post to congratulate three of our professors from the School of Physics and Astronomy who won major awards from the Institute of Physics. The fact that the awards were announced in October and it’s taken this long to post this gives a small reflection into the workload we’ve been facing this …
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