News
New artwork inspired by physics and astronomy
17 May 2018
On 16 May the Principal of QMUL, Prof. Colin Bailey, unveiled a new work of art in the foyer of the School of Physics and Astronomy’s G O Jones building on QMUL’s Mile End campus.
Queen Mary astronomer to play key role in ESA’s Ariel exoplanet mission
27 March 2018
Dr James Cho of the School of Physics and Astronomy is a member of the UK-led international team that will develop the European Space Agency’s Ariel mission, dedicated to observing and characterising planets in orbit around other stars (exoplanets).
Postgraduate Taught Open Evening 2018
24 January 2018
Find out why MSc study might be great for your career and what our programmes in physics or astronomy could offer you.
QMUL Astronomer helps to find Dormant Black Hole
17 January 2018
Queen Mary astronomer Dr Guillem Anglada Escudé is a member of an international team of astronomers who have used a novel method to find a black hole hiding in a nearby group of stars.
PhD Open Afternoon 2017
29 November 2017
We’re running an event for anyone considering PhD study.
Inaugural lecture by Prof David Berman
20 October 2017
On 14 November Prof. David Berman will give his inaugural lecture on “The symmetries of nature and hidden extra dimensions”. He will give an account of how our understanding of nature has progressed through a deeper understanding of its symmetries.
Congratulations to 2017 Physics Nobel Prize winners
3 October 2017
The School of Physics and Astronomy offers warm congratulations to Rainer Weiss, Kip Thorne and Barry Barish, recipients of this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics for their contributions to the detection of gravitational waves by LIGO (the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory).
Cassini makes its dramatic exit
15 September 2017
15 September. At around 11:30 this morning the Cassini spacecraft sent its final signal to Earth as it plunged into the thick atmosphere of the planet Saturn, bringing to an end its 20-year voyage of discovery, a voyage that has provided scientists with a wealth of data about the ringed planet and its moons, and some of the most thought-provoking images ever captured.
Queen Mary planet hunters shortlisted for Times Higher Education award
Queen Mary astronomer nominated for WIRED Audi Innovation award
26 October 2016
STFC's Ernest Rutherford Fellowships
10 July 2015
2013 Royal Astronomical Society's Group Achievement Award for Geophysics
29 January 2013
2013 Royal Astronomical Society's Group Achievement Award for Geophysics will be presented to UK MHD Consortium of which QMUL’s Dr David Tsiklauri is a member of.
Talks from the Launch of new School of Physics and Astronomy
10 February 2012
