Physics Department News
Robb Johnston awarded a British Empire Medal in the 2023 New Years Honours List
Huge congratulations to Robb Johnston, Technical Services Manager who has been awarded a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the 2023 New Year Honours List. The British Empire Medal is awarded for meritorious and 'hands-on' service to the local community. Robb has been awarded a BEM for his contribution to Physics. Robb commented on the news of his award "I was very surprised and honoured to receive it."
Robb has worked in the department for 39 years in February and oversees the management of technical support staff and the building's critical services, infrastructure, and maintenance.
Centre for Space Domain Awareness hosts GNOSIS Conference on space sustainability
The Global Network On Sustainability In Space (GNOSIS) is a network funded by UKRI鈥檚 Science and Technology Facilities Council, aiming to promote, coordinate, and develop collaboration across the academic, defence, industrial, and political sectors to understand and solve problems relating to the sustainable use of space.
From November 30 – December 1, the Centre for Space Domain AwarenessLink opens in a new window hosted the GNOSIS Annual Conference 2022, 鈥淪pace Sustainability for the Next Decade (and Beyond)鈥�, co-sponsored by CGI and Astroscale.
Our telescope has arrived at the on campus observatory
We have a brand new observatory on campus near to the University sports pavilion. The telescope was lifted in last week, having been brought to the UK from La Palma where it was used to contribute towards projects on topics ranging from exoplanet and variable star characterisation to global clusters. Our Physics with Astrophysics students will be able to gain hands-on project experience with the telescope starting this academic year.
See more photographs of the telescope being lifted in to place.
Reflections on the National Astronomy Meeting, 2022
After a successful week at the National Astronomy Meeting hosting over 800 astronomers and more than a thousand members of the public, we speak to some of our Local Organising Committee (LOC) who reflect on the past week.
Hear from Dr David Brown, Chair of LOCLink opens in a new window
Hear from Catriona McDonald, PhD studentLink opens in a new window
Hear from Tom Killestein, PhD studentLink opens in a new window