What is the point of lectures?
May 9, 2018
guest post by Head of School, Prof Michael Merrifield There has been quite a lot of discussion in the Times Higher Education over the last few weeks questioning the purpose of lectures at university. As my contribution, I would like to advance a rather unfashionable view, but before doing so let me say what I …
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 …
New Objectivity video: Ptolemy’s Almagest
July 19, 2017
Our YouTube channel Sixty Symbols is not the only collaboration we have with the prolific Brady Haran. In the latest video from his channel ‘Objectivity‘, check out Prof. Mike Merrifield discussing one of the most influential texts in scientific history: Ptolemy’s Almagest.
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 …
Sixty Symbols wins the Institute of Physics Kelvin Medal
June 2, 2017
Our popular YouTube channel ‘Sixty Symbols’ was recently honoured by the Institute of Physics in recognition of its innovative and effective promotion of the public understanding of physics. Filmmaker Brady Haran and two of the presenters, Professor Mike Merrifield and Professor Philip Moriarty, were awarded the 2016 Kelvin Medal for public engagement within physics. Many …
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