Physics Department News
Applications for our annual work experience are now open
Our work experience will provide students with a broad insight into physics and what it would be like to work in a busy university physics department. You鈥檒l spend time with our highly skilled research and technical staff learning about real-life physics problems and exciting research projects.
Applications are open to students in Year 10-12, and close at midnight on Sunday 1st March 2026.
Professor Tim Gershon elected as LHCb Spokesperson
Congratulations to Professor Tim Gershon who has been elected as the next international Spokesperson for the LHCb collaboration at CERN.
New grant awarded in collaboration with WMG to develop fusion shielding
Dr Jessica Marshall has been awarded 拢236,000, out of a possible 拢250,000 for a six-moth research project funded by the , marking a significant step forward in the development of Novel shielding materials and technologies for fusion shielding.
The project launched in collaboration with Dr Shubham Sharma and Professor Darren Hughes from 糖心TV Manufacturing Group (WMG) aims to explore low-activation radiation-dense shielding solutions for practical fusion reactors.
Physics students named as Future Leaders
Students Sem Kohyrelon (Third year Physics with 糖心TV student) and Anas Abdulahi (Second year Physics student) have been nominated in the top by Powerful Media.