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Latest news in the School of Physics and Astronomy.

Creating a new generation of radio astronomers across Sub-Saharan Africa

12 March 2024
Funding has been received to continue opportunities as part of the Development in Africa with Radio Astronomy (DARA) project.

Thinning, not thickening, fluids optimise protection of glass screens

29 February 2024
Insight could be used to create more durable foldable smartphones.

Research and collaboration boosted by Royal Society of Edinburgh funding

19 February 2024
Congratulations to Dr Christopher Stock who has received a research collaboration grant in this latest round of awards.

Supporting researchers in future independent roles

12 February 2024
Congratulations to Somrita Ray, the School’s inaugural Elizabeth Gardner Fellow, who has been appointed in a permanent position.

PhD thesis prize success

26 January 2024
Congratulations to Jordan Marsh who has won the Institute of Physics (IoP) Nuclear Physics Thesis Prize.

Active defects show self-constraint in spontaneous flows

18 January 2024
Study suggests how biological fluids balance motion while protecting structure.

Physicists and linguists team up to uncover the forces that shape grammar

15 January 2024
Funding received to understand factors such as communicative need, social aspects and learning biases.

MSc Online Information Sessions, 22 February 2024

13 December 2023
Find out about the School of Physics and Astronomy MSc programmes

Breakthrough in synthesis of superhard materials to rival diamond

12 December 2023
Scientists unlock the potential of carbon nitrides, which have potential for technological advancements in fields such as materials science, electronics and optics.

Celebration event for the successful launch and first images from the Euclid satellite

11 December 2023
Celebrating the successful launch and stunning first astronomical images produced by the Euclid satellite, sharing the science, and meeting the team behind the project.

Rheology award for Professor Alexander Morozov

07 December 2023
Congratulations to Professor Alexander Morozov who has received the 2023 Annual Award from The British Society of Rheology.

Protected droplets create a new transport route for medicines

06 December 2023
Researchers reveal the underlying mechanism behind the behaviour of microgels to control the release of liquid droplets coated in these particles.

Business start-up award for physics biotech Dyneval

23 November 2023
Congratulations to Dr Tiffany Wood and School start-up Dyneval who received an Institute of Physics Business Start-Up Award.

Double poster success for PhD students

02 November 2023
Congratulations to Max Huisman and Giorgia Palombo who received prizes for their posters at the International Soft Matter Conference 2023.

Collaborations in nuclear astrophysics

30 October 2023
Congratulations to Dr Ragandeep Singh Sidhu who has secured funding and a visiting fellowship to pursue collaborations in nuclear astrophysics.