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Bacteria: helping life after death
13 February 2025
New research reveals that bacteria have evolved to help neighbouring cells after death.

Girl Guide Leaders take on the 'I am a physicist' challenge
06 February 2025
Training events hosted by physicists and astronomers empower Girl Guide leaders to inspire young girls in STEM through hands-on challenges and activities.

Championing Mathematical Physics in Edinburgh
03 February 2025
Professor Steve Tobias appointed Tait Chair of Mathematical Physics.

CERN fellowships awarded to Particle Physics Experiment researchers
09 January 2025
Congratulations to Dr Ozcelik and Dr Sarpis who embark on the next phase of their research career.

Working to improve staff experience in the School of Physics and Astronomy
10 December 2024
Congratulations to Gill Maddy who received a Staff Experience Award.

Funding success supports research in particle physics
05 December 2024
Congratulations to Dr Franz Herzog who has received a European Research Council Consolidator Grant.

Congratulations to the PhD thesis prizes winners
04 December 2024
The School awards prizes to the research students who have produced the best PhD thesis.

Unlocking insights into the Sun’s evolutionary history
02 December 2024
Ion decay sheds light on solar neutrino flux.

Student award winners announced
28 November 2024
Congratulations to students who received medals, certificates, prizes and scholarships at the School’s Undergraduate and MSc Student Awards Ceremony.

Data tests Einstein’s famous theory of General Relativity
20 November 2024
Galaxy mapping data also tests how gravity behaves at cosmic scales.

Congratulations to Women in Innovation Award winner Dr Tiffany Wood
14 November 2024
Award funds will support Dr Wood’s business ventures in utilising scientific advancements to address societal challenges.

Shining light on the timescale of the Sun’s formation
14 November 2024
Team successfully measure the bound-state beta decay of fully-ionized thallium-205 ions.

Dr Davide Michieletto receives the Philip Leverhulme Prize 2024 in physics
18 October 2024
Prize funds will be used to carry out research in topological problems in soft matter physics.

Space telescope unveils first piece of cosmic map
17 October 2024
A spacecraft has revealed the first section of what is set to be the largest 3D map of the Universe ever made.