2022
AU researchers join the LIGO Scientific Collaboration
A team of researchers from the QMUL Cosmology & Relativity group have been admitted to the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, the global organisation leading the detection and interpretation of gravitational wave events.
Date added: Monday, January 24, 2022
QMUL Astronomical Observatory undergoes significant upgrade
The QMUL Astronomical Observatory is undergoing a major upgrade to allow full remote operation of the dome and telescopes. This will greatly expand the range of projects that students will be able to carry out as part of their final-year projects.
Date added: Thursday, August 11, 2022
QMUL Astronomy Unit member Dr Andrea Larosa awarded the AGU Fred L. Scarf Award
Dr Andrea Larosa has been awarded the AGU Fred L. Scarf Award for his work on magnetic switchbacks and Langmuir waves with the NASA Parker Solar Probe mission
Date added: Tuesday, September 6, 2022
SAGEX Students’ Film
SAGEX (Scattering Amplitudes: from Geometry to Experiment) is an Innovative Training Network funded by the European Union’s Marie Skłodowska-Curie programme.
Date added: Wednesday, September 14, 2022
Physics and machine-learning join hands as molecular modelling doctoral network is awarded €2.6m EU Horizon funding
The EU Horizon Europe Marie Skłodowska–Curie Actions Doctoral Network ‘PHYMOL’ has been awarded nearly €2.6m following an application coordinated by Queen Mary’s Dr Alston J. Misquitta.
Date added: Thursday, May 26, 2022
Exactmer and Queen Mary awarded Knowledge Transfer Partnership from Innovate UK
The partnership will address barriers to the commercialisation of exact Polyethylene Glycol polymers (PEGs)
Date added: Tuesday, August 2, 2022
'Girls into Physics' Summer School
The Girls into Physics summer school took place over three days in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at Queen Mary University from the 27th - 29th July 2022.
Date added: Monday, August 1, 2022
Queen Mary Science and Engineering researchers awarded UKRI Future Leaders Fellowships to tackle heart irregular heart rhythms and explore turbulence in space plasma
Dr Caroline Roney and Dr Christopher Chen are among 84 promising leaders awarded fellowships totalling £98 million.
Date added: Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Physics and Astronomy at the Festival of Communities
Members of the Department of Physics and Astronomy took part in QMUL's Festival of Communities to showcase our work to the public.
Date added: Sunday, June 12, 2022
SAGEX Closing Meeting
Queen Mary University of London hosts a celebratory final meeting of the European Commission Innovative Training Network SAGEX (Scattering Amplitudes: from Geometry to Experiment).
Date added: Monday, May 30, 2022
Astronomy Unit academic awarded ERC grant to investigate how planets are formed from dust
Dr Sijme-Jan Paardekooper has been awarded € 2,314,680 from the European Research Council (ERC) to study how dust distribution impacts the formation of planets.
Date added: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
SAGEX Exhibition
Two PhD students from the Department of Physics and Astronomy had a key role in developing an online exhibition “SAGEX - At the Frontier of Physics”.
Date added: Tuesday, April 26, 2022
World Health Day - Redefining The Role Of Medical Imaging In The Advancing Healthcare Environment
Thursday 7th April is World Health Day. This event, organised by the World Health Organisation is an annual event dedicated to promoting the benefits of good health and wellbeing worldwide. Many people do not associate Physics with healthcare but the science is vital for many advancements in medicine, including medical imaging. To mark the occasion, 1st year BSc Theoretical Physics student Shiksha Teeluck wrote about advancements in medical physics and how they are used today.
Date added: Monday, April 4, 2022
Grenville Davey obituary
School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is sorry to learn of the loss of Grenville Davey, Artist in Residence at in Physics 2011-2014.
Date added: Tuesday, March 22, 2022
Dr Lesley Howell and the QMUL team are the winners of the LearnSci Teaching Innovation Awards.
Dr. Lesley Howell and the team from QMUL have won the LearnSci Teaching Innovation Award for their use of mixed reality technology in undergraduate labs.
Date added: Monday, February 7, 2022
British Science Week - Why is Physics Important
The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is celebrating British Science Week (11-20th March). British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths. To mark the occasion, 1st year BSc Theoretical Physics student Shiksha Teeluck shares why Physics is so important to her.
Date added: Monday, March 14, 2022
British Science Week - The Electromagnetic Spectrum: Seeing Beyond our Eyes
The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is celebrating British Science Week (11-20th March). British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, with the theme this year being 'Growth'. To celebrate his growth as a scientist, BSc Physics student Christopher wrote about a topic that really fascinates him; The Electromagnetic Spectrum.
Date added: Friday, March 11, 2022
British Science Week - Chemistry, Passion and Gender
The School of Physical and Chemical Sciences is celebrating British Science Week (11-20th March). British Science Week is a ten-day celebration of science, technology, engineering and maths, with the theme this year being 'Growth'. To celebrate her growth as a scientist, BSc Pharmaceutical Chemistry student Afra Nower decided to write about her journey to study Chemistry and the barriers she faced as a woman.
Date added: Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Prof. Tony Vlcek has been awarded the "J. Heyrovsky Medal for Achievements in Chemical Sciences"
Prof. Tony Vlcek has been awarded the "J. Heyrovsky Medal for Achievements in Chemical Sciences" by the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Date added: Friday, September 16, 2022
AU members, together with NASA and Edinburgh scientists, use James Webb Space Telescope data to unveil young stars in early stages of formation
James Webb Space Telescope infrared capabilities pierce through dust clouds to make rare find.
Date added: Thursday, December 15, 2022
Alena Vdovchenko nominated for the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Alena Vdovchenko nominated for the 71st Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting
Date added: Monday, March 21, 2022
Award of a £1.5M STFC Consolidated Grant to the Centre for Theoretical Physics
The Centre for Theoretical Physics has been awarded a £1.5M STFC Consolidated Grant.
Date added: Monday, October 31, 2022
PPRC physicist appointed as NOvA Analysis Coordinator
Dr Linda Cremonesi, UKRI Future Leaders Fellow and Lecturer in Particle Physics, has been appointed Analysis Coordinator of the NOvA Experiment
Date added: Tuesday, November 1, 2022
Congratulations to Dr Lesley Howell
Recognizing Dr Lesley Howell for receiving the Principal Fellow of the HEA award
Date added: Friday, November 4, 2022
Professor Alan Drew appointed a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts
Professor Alan Drew has just been appointed to be a Fellow of The Royal Society for Arts (FRSA), for his charitable work in Indonesia.
Date added: Thursday, November 24, 2022
Notpla awarded one of the Earthshot prizes 2022
This weekend Notpla was awarded one of the Earthshot prizes 2022 in Boston.
Date added: Monday, December 5, 2022
Physics and Astronomy Department Taster & Offer-Holder Day
The Department of Physics and Astronomy held an eventful Taster and Offer-Holder Day on 14th December 2022.
Date added: Thursday, December 15, 2022