Physics Department News
Dr Ingrid Pelisoli wins early career Royal Astronomical Society Award
Congratulations to Dr Ingrid Pelisoli who has been awarded the 2026 Royal Astronomical Society for her noteworthy discoveries related to binary star systems and stellar mergers.
Tenam Cuauht茅moc awarded Best Poster Prize
Tenam Cuauht茅moc, a 1st year PhD student in Superconductivity and Magnetism, has been awarded the Best Poster Prize at the , hosted by the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source (world-leading centre for research at the in Oxfordshire.
Astronomers awarded 'Into Change' award
Astronomers Professor Andrew Levan and Professor Danny Steeghs, founding members and part of the key committees, have been awarded the award which honours outstanding European research that drives scientific breakthroughs.
The team have shown how the universe's heaviest elements are forged in rare and powerful involving neutron stars, known as kilonovae, and their results were recently showcased in our annual Christmas Lectures.
2025 Pettifer Prize Winner
Congratulations to Max Sketcher (Second year, Maths and Physics student) who has been awarded the 2025 Pettifer Prize.