2017 National Student Survey (NSS) results
August 9, 2017
Guest post by Prof Michael Merrifield, Head of School The results of the National Student Survey (NSS) were published today. This survey is conducted among all graduating students every year, in which they answer a whole series of questions about their experience at university, ranging from how good the staff were at explaining things to …
A New Mindset — Guest post by Andrew Coe
August 4, 2017
I was delighted when Physics World, for the third year running, published a coursework article written for the Politics, Perception, and Philosophy of Physics (PPP) module. In the guest post below, Andrew Coe, the author of this year’s Physics World PPP article, discusses his motivations for writing the piece and why publishing in Physics World was especially …
Biggest infra-red image of sky ever taken released by Nottingham astronomers
August 3, 2017
On the 1st August 2017, Nottingham’s astronomy group released the largest ever infra-red image of the sky. The image has 1.5 million megapixels and gives the most detailed view ever of the northern hemisphere from the ecliptic plane right up to 60 degrees north of the ecliptic. In this guest post, Dr. Simon Dye …
Fond Farewells
July 14, 2017
Congratulations to our new BSc and Msci graduates! Only Physics graduates could do this….#UoNgraduation ?? pic.twitter.com/AoYP8YMEUX — Lesley Wood (@LesleyWoodPhoto) July 13, 2017 Graduation is always an important part of the academic calendar. It’s always a little strange to mingle at the reception we hold at the School to celebrate our new graduates: all …
TEF Gold
June 22, 2017
Guest post by Prof Michael Merrifield, Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy The publication of the first “Teaching Excellence Framework” (TEF) results provides a new source of information both for staff at universities to think about changes they might make to the way they teach, and for prospective students to compare places …
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