Physics Department News
Welcome to New Staff
We would like to welcome our new academic staff members who have recently joined Physics. Please see our New Staff page for a photo and brief biography for each new academic.
John Horsler
It was with great sadness that we learned that our friend and colleague John Horsler had passed away on Saturday 2nd October after a long illness that he bore with great fortitude. He will be deeply missed.
Details of the thanksgiving service now on the website.
拢3.5 million donation for aspiring astronomers to reach for the stars
World-leading research by Astronomy and Astrophysics leads to an incredible 拢3.5 million philanthropic gift to support PhD scholarships, early career researchers and deeper research into unexplored areas.
PhD Thesis Prize 2021
Many congratulations to Drs Elena Cukanovaite, James Gott and Samuele Ferracin, for their success in the 2021 PhD Thesis Prize competition. Elena won the Winton Prize for Astrophysics, James was awarded the Springer Thesis Prize, while Samuele is the recipient of the Faculty of Science and Department of Physics Thesis prize. Read on for more details about the prizes and their research.