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Secondary school students taking part in the Big Data: ATLAS project have had their results published in the European Physical Journal Plus.

Research led by Dr Shuxiang Cao introduces a new methodology that can enhance the efficiency of characterising quantum systems which could greatly impact the ability to scale quantum computers.

DPhil student Jonathan Classen-Howes was awarded the Early Career Researcher Poster Prize at the Theory of Condensed Matter Group Meeting organised by IOP.

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Professor Julia Yeomans FRS has been awarded the European Physical Society Condensed Matter Division’s Liquid Matter Prize 2024.

A new stream in the summer school asked students to explore the impact of human activities on climate change

Professor Tony Bell FRS has been awarded the Royal Society’s Rumford Medal for his seminal contributions to theoretical developments of cosmic ray acceleration and origins.

Associate Professor Hannah Christensen has been awarded the Clarence Leroy Meisinger Award by the American Meteorological Society (AMS).

The latest results from the LUX-ZEPLIN (LZ) experiment, the world's most sensitive dark matter detector located nearly a mile underground in South Dakota, narrow down the possibilities for a leading dark matter candidate.

Dr Judith Hillier has been elected as Vice-President for Learning and Skills on the IOP Council and will take up her role from 1 October 2024.

It is with great sadness that the Department of Physics shares the news of the death of John Cobb. Emeritus Professor Wade Allison pays tribute.

Innovation in solar technology promises sustainable power from everyday objects