School of Physics & Astronomy

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 - 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 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

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.

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).

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.