Alumni profile: Abigail Seager, BBC Systems Engineer
November 10, 2019
Featured alumnus: Abigail Seager, MSci Physics (2014) was interviewed earlier this year by WISE, the campaign for greater gender balance in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths) about her career as a Systems Engineer at the BBC. Abigail Seager
Joel wins Ultimate gold
September 12, 2019
Our students have a huge range of interests outside physics, and often juggle their studies with impressive achievements in other areas. Joel Miller (MSci Physics with Astronomy, 2017) is currently a third-year PhD student in the astronomy group, and recently was part of the winning GB Ultimate Frisbee team at the 2019 European Championships in …
Looking for dark energy – in the lab
August 21, 2019
This guest post from Dr. Ben Elder, a postdoctoral fellow in the Particle Theory and Cosmology Group, reporting on the very exciting publication of a research project. The aim? Trying to to understand nothing less than one of the biggest mysteries in cosmology by looking for experimental evidence in the lab! When we look at …
Staff-Student Summer Football Tournament
August 8, 2019
After exams and results and all the hard work from the academic year had passed back in June, it was time to celebrate a bit with a friendly sporting match between staff and students. Last year the sport of choice was cricket — this year: football. Cheers to undergraduates Hannah Coleman and Subin Saji for …
Quantum Sensing the brains of Cheltenham Science Festival
July 30, 2019
Guest post by Natalie Rhodes (3rd year MSci undergraduate) I was absolutely delighted to be invited to join a group of PhD students, Post Docs, and undergraduates to present to the public “Quantum Sensing the Brain” at the start of June. I had just finished my third year exams (the day before we went!) and …
Nottingham Physics Graduation 2019
July 18, 2019
A huge congratulations to all of our 2019 graduates who celebrated yesterday under beautiful sunny Nottingham skies. You should be very proud of the end result of your years of hard work. We wish you all happiness and fulfilment in your future plans! Nottingham Physics Graduating Prizewinners, 2019 Salmon Prize (Highest Achieving MSci Graduands): …
MEG UK 2019: Hannah’s first conference
July 12, 2019
Guest post by regular contributor Hannah Coleman, who has just completed her second year as a BSc Physics student. Over the Easter Break I had the opportunity to attend my first academic conference in Cardiff. It is unusual for undergraduates to attend conferences, but not unheard of. As I am very keen to embark on …
Brain Imaging on the BBC: Dementia Choir
May 10, 2019
Members of the Medical Imaging group from the School of Physics and Astronomy recently featured in a BBC documentary entitled “Our Dementia Choir“. In this guest post, Dr. Lauren Gascoyne and Dr. Rebecca Dewey describe the science behind the deep connection between music and our brains. The two-part show is available on demand from BBC …
Spring into Science 2019: thunderbolts and lightning for Year 8 students
May 7, 2019
One of the highlights of our Outreach programme is the now annual “Spring into Science” show: an interactive demonstration of light and sound designed for Year 8 students in the Nottingham area. Prof Philip Moriarty presents the show, with the support of Prof Ed Copeland and his outreach team and our wonderful technical support staff. …
Welfare manager’s blog: Spring 2019
April 8, 2019
Today’s guest post introduces an crucial part of the network of support offered to students within the School: The Student Welfare Team. (More information on student welfare can be found in this interview with Senior Tutor Dr. Keith Benedict on the School Youtube Channel.) Hello, I’m Tom Elgood and along with my Welfare colleague, Rebecca …
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