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On this page we highlight a number of recent news stories from the School of Physics and Astronomy.  Major news items are also published on the University's news pages.

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Scotland celebrates 70 years of particle physics at CERN

Thu, 05 Dec 2024 16:00:00 GMT

On Sunday 6th October, the particle-physics research groups the the University of Glasgow and University of Edinburgh came together at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh to celebrate 70 years of the CERN laboratory, with family-friendly events, games and research displays.

Dr David Miller talking to the Masterclass about theories of New Physics
Dr David Miller talking to the Masterclass about theories of New Physics

Scottish schools collide with Glasgow particle physics

Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:03:29 BST

The University of Glasgow's particle-physics research groups experiment and theory have hosted 120 secondary-school students and staff for a "masterclass" in the frontiers of physics.

Glasgow P&A researchers to work on Open MetaAnalysis in Particle Physics (OpenMAPP) project

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:48:40 GMT

The CHIST-ERA consortium, a coordination and co-operation activity of national and regional research funding organisations mainly in Europe, has announced the Open MetaAnalysis in Particle Physics (OpenMAPP) project involving Glasgow P&A researchers as one of nine multinational projects in its Open and Re-usable Research Data and Software (ORD) activity area.

CHACAL bringing France and South Africa closer together
CHACAL bringing France and South Africa closer together

CHACAL: bringing France and South Africa closer together

Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:39:46 GMT

Prof Andy Buckley has joined particle-physics colleagues from France, the UK, US, and South Africa in a new graduate school to bring subject expert training to African countries, particularly in advanced computing techniques for physics at CERN's Large Hadron Collider, and similar future machines.

STAFF WINTER WELLBEING SPOTLIGHT

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 12:58:00 GMT

Now the clocks have gone back and the days are drawing in, things can start to feel more challenging – especially if you’re not used to the cold, or the sun setting before 5pm! That’s why the start of winter can be a good time to think about your health and wellbeing, and what you can do to stay well, active, and motivated in the coming months.

Kelvin Prize award to 2022 PhD students

Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:59:22 BST

The Kelvin Prize Committee have spent an enjoyable time reading PhD theses submitted during 2022 and nominated by research groups for an award.

PRESTIGIOUS SCHOLARSHIP FOR UofG PHYSICS PHD STUDENT

Thu, 15 Jun 2023 09:04:16 BST

A postgraduate student from the University of Glasgow has been awarded a prestigious scholarship from the Institute of Physics (IOP).

gravimetry team
gravimetry team

IGR MEMS gravimetry team

Wed, 15 Feb 2023 08:43:00 GMT

Since building our first rapid prototype in December 2020, the MEMS group has fielded multiple devices around the world, under different partnerships and collaborations.

ISMD2022 conference
ISMD2022 conference

ISMD 2022 Conference

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:20:00 BST

The 51st meeting of the International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics was held in Pitlochry, Scotland from 1-5 August, two years after the meeting was originally meant to be hosted by the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh, and a year after the 50th edition was moved to a fully online form for the first (and hopefully only) time.

Fusion power for a resilient Scotland

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 10:15:39 BST

STEP – the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production – will be built in the UK: the first fusion power station in the world. There is a chance that STEP will come to Ardeer, Ayrshire. It is on the shortlist of only 5 sites for the UK Government’s strategic investment in fusion, a decision is expected in Autumn 2022.

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Victor

Victor Ochoa-Gutierrez awarded SPIE Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 08:29:00 BST

Victor Ochoa-Gutierrez has been awarded a 2022 Optics and Photonics Education Scholarship by SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, for his potential contributions to the field of optics, photonics or related field.

tiny torques
tiny torques

All optical measurement of tiny torques

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 08:41:36 BST

A collaboration with colleagues at the Medical University of Innsbruck has realised a technique to measure directly torques in the atto (10-18) Newton meter range. Such tiny torques are directly relevant for microscope-based measurements of cells and similarly sized bodies.

Christine Davies
Christine Davies

Prof. Christine Davies wins the 2022 Royal Society of Edinburgh Kelvin Medal for outstanding contributions to theoretical particle physics

Tue, 24 May 2022 09:15:00 BST

Professor Christine Davies, OBE, FRSE, FInstP, Professor and Head of the Particle Physics theory group, University of Glasgow, is awarded the RSE/Lord Kelvin Medal.

microscopic image of UofG sign
microscopic image of UofG sign

Imaging breakthrough could aid development of quantum microscopes

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 10:47:21 BST

A breakthrough in quantum imaging could lead to the development of advanced forms of microscopy for use in medical research and diagnostics.

£3.2m funding boost for UofG particle physics research

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 16:17:00 BST

Particle physicists from the University of Glasgow are sharing in £60m of new funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC).

Matthias
Matthias

Former member of the Quantum Theory Group wins Doppler prize

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:14:43 BST

Matthias Sonnleitner, a former Research Fellow in the Quantum Theory Group, has won the Christian Doppler prize for his work on vacuum friction.

UofG PHYSICISTS SET TO LEAD INTERNATIONAL QUANTUM NETWORK

Fri, 18 Feb 2022 11:22:53 GMT

Physicists from the University of Glasgow have won a grant to establish an international network of researchers who will find new applications for an emerging field of quantum physics.

Staff Connections - What do our academics do to relax?

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:28:00 GMT

As part of our Kelvin Connections wellbeing week, we found out how some of our staff members relax and keep on top of their busy workloads. Read their top tips below, and visit our Connections Point Wellbeing Stall on level 2 of the Kelvin Building to add your own tips to our display boards.

Kelvin Connections
Kelvin Connections

Kelvin Connections - Wellbeing Week

Tue, 09 Nov 2021 15:00:00 GMT

Connecting with others helps us human beings thrive. Research increasingly demonstrates this, and NHS resources list ‘connecting’ as the very first step to improved wellbeing. That’s why we at the School of Physics & Astronomy have planned a wellbeing week all around making connections, and who better to front such a campaign than a man connected to almost every building, river, and subway station within a five-mile radius – our very own Lord Kelvin!

Staff Spotlight: Mara Dougall

Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:44:57 BST

To celebrate Mara Dougall joining the School of Physics and Astronomy as a Student Support Officer, we sat down for a chat to find out more about Mara and her role.

Hidden Particle
Hidden Particle

Hidden Particle Interactions Exposed by Peeling Layers of Graphene

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:40:00 BST

Research from University of Glasgow's Dr Robert Bennett has been featured in Scientific American.

The charming strangeness of the W boson
The charming strangeness of the W boson

The charming strangeness of the W boson

Fri, 27 Aug 2021 15:38:34 BST

Glasgow physicists have pinned down Vcs, a key parameter of the Standard Model, by combining their calculations on STFC's DIRAC supercomputer with results from particle physics experiments around the world for the rate of D meson decay to a K meson in a process akin to nuclear beta decay.

Physics 1 team awarded College Teaching Excellence Award

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 15:34:00 BST

The School of Physics and Astronomy is pleased to announce that the Physics 1 team has been awarded a College Teaching Excellence Award by the University.

P&A team accepted onto the inaugural Cancer Tech Accelerator

Tue, 06 Jul 2021 15:26:25 BST

A team, led by Bjoern Seitz from the School of Physics & Astronomy, has been accepted onto the inaugural Cancer Tech Accelerator.

UofG LENDS SUPPORT TO STEP TOWARDS UK FUSION ENERGY

Mon, 14 Jun 2021 10:09:47 BST

The University of Glasgow is lending its support to a trio of bids to bring a prototype fusion energy plant to Scotland. The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) announced today that three University of Glasgow-backed plans to base the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme at locations across Scotland’s central belt have passed the initial stage of consideration.

Kelvin Prize awarded to 2020 PhD students

Wed, 09 Jun 2021 11:14:00 BST

The Kelvin Prize Committee have spent an enjoyable time reading PhD theses submitted during 2020 and nominated by research groups for an award. We were very impressed by the research scholarship and innovation demonstrated across a wide range of physics areas; the School should be proud of these achievements by our PhD students.

Entanglement-enabled quantum holography is highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics!

Thu, 20 May 2021 11:49:06 BST

A team of scientists from the University of Glasgow have demonstrated holography using "entangled" particles of light. Their work has been highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics.

Caroline
Caroline

Staff Spotlight: Caroline Muellenbroich

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:00:00 GMT

In celebration of International Day of Women & Girls in Science, we speak with Dr Caroline Muellenbroich, a Marie Curie Research Fellow at the School of Physics and Astronomy, and runner of the Glasgow Women in Physics Group (GWiP) and Justice, Equite, Diversity and Inclusion Group (JEDI).

Daria
Daria

Dr Daria Sokhan awarded the 2020 Blaise Pascal Chair of International Excellence

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 10:39:55 GMT

Daria Sokhan, experimental physicist in hadronic physics at the University of Glasgow, obtained the 2020 Blaise Pascal Chair of International Excellence from the Île-de-France Region and will join Paris-Saclay for more than a year.

CM
CM

Dr Chris Messenger wins competition to develop teaching tool in Virtual Reality

Fri, 11 Dec 2020 14:15:00 GMT

Dr. Chris Messenger has won a competition for funding that will enable him to develop a teaching tool in Virtual Reality.

Quantum Technology School successfully moves on-line

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:59:29 GMT

This year our annual Quantum Technology School moved on-line, and we are delighted to say it was a great success.

Nature Physics
Nature Physics

Unscrambling entanglement highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics!

Tue, 17 Nov 2020 10:18:00 GMT

A team of Scottish-based scientists from Heriot-Watt and University of Glasgow have managed to transport "entangled" particles of light through a complex medium by "unscrambling" them. Their work has been highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics.

Award
Award

Anthony Clarkson has been awarded the 2020 Technician Award by the Institute of physics

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:12:23 GMT

Anthony Clarkson has been awarded the 2020 Technician Award by the Institute of physics. The IOP Technician Award highlights the diverse role of technicians in education, research and industry.

LIGO and Virgo announce new detections in updated gravitational-wave catalogue

Thu, 29 Oct 2020 12:28:00 GMT

The publication of a new catalogue of gravitational wave detections from the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Collaboration is providing valuable new insight into the workings of the universe.

Controlling the Symmetry of Inorganic Ionic Nanofilms with Optical Chirality

Thu, 22 Oct 2020 15:34:00 BST

The editors at Nature Communications have put together an Editors’ Highlights webpage of recent research on Inorganic, Nanoscale and Physical Chemistry and have chosen to feature an article, entitled “Controlling the symmetry of inorganic ionic nanofilms with optical chirality”, with contributing research from staff at the School of Physics and Astronomy.

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A1

Amplification of Rotating Waves Published in Nature Physics

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 10:04:00 BST

The 2020 Nobel prize in physics was awarded for the discovery of black hole formation and the discovery of a black hole at the centre of our galaxy.

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cover

Quantum holography highlighted on the cover of Nature Physics

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 09:58:53 BST

n their 15th Birthday issue, Nature Physics highlights the potential of quantum imaging by showing on the cover an image obtained by quantum holography

Pandas
Pandas

Big Panda / Wee Panda: A mentoring programme in Physics & Astronomy for all students

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:28:40 BST

We are delighted to invite our students to join PANDA, a new mentoring programme for students in the School of Physics and Astronomy. Students interested to join the scheme as mentees or as mentors should read the attached document carefully, and apply by filling in and submitting this form by Friday 18th September 5pm. Questions can be emailed to the coordinator of the PANDA mentoring programme, Dr Nicolas Labrosse.

APE Launch Event

Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:47:05 BST

We are delighted to share the news that the School’s new Astronomy & Physics Education (APE) Group will be holding its launch event, via Zoom, on Wednesday 9th September 1300-1500.

Physics & Astronomy Merchandise Competition - Winner Announcement!

Wed, 02 Sep 2020 08:51:09 BST

To celebrate the upcoming new session and the launch of our new website, the Media Support Team recently hosted a competition to win official Physics & Astronomy-branded merchandise.

Dr Robert Bennett
Dr Robert Bennett

Staff Spotlight: Dr Robert Bennett

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:29:00 BST

Join us as we chat with Dr Robert Bennett, a new lecturer in the Quantum Theory group, who started working at The School of Physics and Astronomy in April 2020.

Timothy Moorsom
Timothy Moorsom

Staff Spotlight: Dr Timothy Moorsom

Mon, 17 Aug 2020 09:45:00 BST

In our first Staff Spotlight Interview, we chat with Dr Timothy Moorsom, an RAE Research Fellow starting at the School of Physics and Astronomy in August 2020.

WIN PHYSICS & ASTRONOMY MERCHANDISE!

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 10:50:58 BST

To celebrate the upcoming new session and the launch of our new website, we’re hosting a competition to win official Physics & Astronomy-branded merchandise!

Notice 2020
Notice 2020

Notice 2020 - Webinar

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 09:57:04 BST

Registrations are open for the NOTICE2020-webinar! Join us on Friday 28th of August for three excellent talks on multiphoton microscopy, protein engineering and cardiac imaging.

Speckle
Speckle

Unscrambling Entanglement Through a Complex Medium

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 15:27:00 BST

Scottish-based scientists from Heriot-Watt and University of Glasgow shed new light on 'entangled' particles.

Image
Image

Charming physics in a beautiful context

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:05:16 BST

A Glasgow-Cambridge team in the HPQCD collaboration have recently calculated for the first time how the charm quark undergoes a weak interaction when paired with a beauty quark inside a Bc meson and subject to strong interaction physics.

GWIP
GWIP

The Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics is coming to Glasgow Uni

Tue, 28 Jul 2020 08:35:00 BST

We are excited that our bid to host the Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics (CUWiP) at Glasgow University has been successful, which means that the School of Physics and Astronomy will host CUWiP in 2022.

2MAG2020
2MAG2020

Microscopy Enabled by Direct Electron Detection - EMAG2020

Wed, 15 Jul 2020 11:54:00 BST

The Electron Microscopy and Analysis Group of the Institute of Physics held their national conference on 6-8th July.

Two Professors in Physics and Astronomy honoured by The Royal Society

Fri, 26 Jul 2019 16:04:00 BST

Professor Sir James Hough and Professor Miles Padgett have been awarded medals by the Royal Society for their outstanding contributions to science.

Degrees reaccredited by Institute of Physics

Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:28:00 BST

We are delighted to learn that our application for the re-accreditation of our Physics degrees (including combined honours degrees) by the Institute of Physics has been successful...

Particle Theory predictions come up trumps!

Thu, 25 Apr 2019 10:09:00 BST

A particle that is an ‘excited’ bound state of a bottom quark and a charm antiquark has been discovered at the Large Hadron Collider and its mass is in agreement with a 2012 prediction made by a Glasgow/Cambridge team led by Prof. Christine Davies...

Taught MSc Programmes Induction on Friday 14 September

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 05:53:00 BST

Taught MSc Programmes Induction on Friday 14 September

Glasgow researchers contribute to further Higgs boson breakthrough

Wed, 05 Sep 2018 02:32:00 BST

For the second time this summer, University of Glasgow physicists are celebrating a groundbreaking new measurement of the Higgs boson from the ATLAS Collaboration at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Juno Champion status renewed

Thu, 16 Aug 2018 13:37:00 BST

The School of Physics and Astronomy has once again been honoured by the Institute of Physics for its work on improving gender equality by the renewal the of "Juno Champion" award

PhD Prize to Dr. Peter Levens

Wed, 25 Jul 2018 10:48:00 BST

We’re delighted that the European Physics Society Solar Physics Division (EPS-SPD) chose to award its 2018 ESPD PhD Prize to Dr. Peter Levens “for significant contributions to the study of tornado-like prominences...

Glasgow researchers contribute to Higgs boson breakthrough

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:36:00 BST

University of Glasgow physicists are celebrating the latest groundbreaking observation from the ATLAS collaboration at CERN in Geneva: the observation of Higgs bosons produced together with a top quark pair.

Supercomputers Provide New Window into the Life and Death of the Neutron

Tue, 05 Jun 2018 16:25:00 BST

A team of scientists including Dr Chris Bouchard in the School of Physics & Astronomy has enlisted powerful supercomputers to calculate a quantity known as the “nucleon axial coupling,” or gA – which is central to our understanding of a neutron’s lifetime – with unprecedented precision.

Professor Sheila Rowan elected Fellow of the Royal Society

Wed, 09 May 2018 15:00:00 BST

Professor Sheila Rowan, director of the University of Glasgow’s Institute for Gravitational Research (IGR), has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society for her pioneering work on gravitational wave detection

Giant solar tornadoes put researchers in a spin

Fri, 06 Apr 2018 13:58:00 BST

Despite their appearance solar tornadoes are not rotating after all, according to a European team of scientists

New spokesperson for CLICdp

Fri, 02 Feb 2018 17:15:00 GMT

Last week, more than 225 people gathered at the European Laboratory for Particle Physics, CERN, for the annual Compact Linear Collider (CLIC) workshop...

Glasgow scientists are playing a key role in upgrading ATLAS

Wed, 30 Aug 2017 12:23:00 BST

Scientists in the University of Glasgow are playing a major role in the forthcoming upgrade of the ATLAS detector at the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN.

New, charming particle discovered at CERN opens 'new frontier' for physics

Fri, 04 Aug 2017 13:37:00 BST

Scientists, led by University of Glasgow researchers, have discovered a new kind of heavy particle at the Large Hadron Collider beauty experiment (LHCb) at CERN.

Winner at DiRAC day

Mon, 12 Sep 2016 11:39:00 BST

Andrew Lytle, a postdoctoral researcher in the particle physics theory group, has won one of two poster prizes awarded at this year’s DiRAC Day.

Toxic air pollution nanoparticles discovered in the human brain

Tue, 06 Sep 2016 11:44:00 BST

Magnetic nanoparticles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to have accumulated in human brains.

Accredited MSc programmes

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 21:04:00 BST

The School of Physics & Astronomy has been successful in its application to the Institute of Physics for the accreditation of their Taught Masters Programmes

NuSTAR Images of Our Sun

Thu, 09 Jul 2015 15:47:00 BST

Dr Iain Hannah to present on NuSTAR sun images

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Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:24:06 GMT

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