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Latest news in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Congratulations to Murray Campbell who has been awarded the Silver Medal in Musical Acoustics by the Acoustical Society of America
13 January 2020
Recognition for contributions to science through the application of musical acoustics, particularly to the study of brass wind instruments.
Physics activities at the Midlothian Science Festival
17 December 2019
The School of Physics and Astronomy was delighted to run microbe workshops and an escape room at the Midlothian Science Festival in October.
School’s Higgs Scholarships for MSc candidates
16 December 2019
Six Higgs Scholarships are available to MSc applicants studying in 2020/21.
Partnership to promote STEM in local primary school leads to award success
10 December 2019
Congratulations to Castleview Primary School who win the Rolls-Royce Science Prize and Eden Award.
Solving fossil mystery could aid quest for ancient life on Mars
27 November 2019
The search for evidence of life on Mars could be helped by fresh insights into ancient rocks on Earth.
Observing the intruder from interstellar space
26 November 2019
Researchers study comet which has come from beyond our Solar System.
Presentation of medals and awards to outstanding students
25 November 2019
Congratulations to students who received Medals, Certificates, Prizes and Scholarships at the School of Physics & Astronomy Undergraduate Student Awards Ceremony.
UK researchers awarded £30m investment in global science project
21 November 2019
The University of Edinburgh has received £650,000 to provide essential contributions to the DUNE experiment.
Celebrating project success
13 November 2019
Students, staff, industry and supporters gathered to learn about the career development projects students completed, and to announce the winner of the best project report and poster.
Delving into dark matter
06 November 2019
Dr Xin Ran Liu joins scientists and an audience of 100,000 on ‘World Dark Matter Day’ to discuss the substance which makes up most of the universe.
New telescope instrument sheds light on Dark Energy
04 November 2019
Edinburgh scientists are taking part in the most detailed survey of the Universe ever undertaken.
‘Traffic jams’ slow down gene expression
10 October 2019
Interdisciplinary work between colleagues in physics and biology propose a new mechanism for controlling gene expression via ‘traffic jams’ of biomolecules.
The violent history of the big galaxy next door
03 October 2019
Astronomers have pieced together the cannibalistic past of the neighbouring large galaxy Andromeda, which has set its sights on our Milky Way as the main course.
Physics and Astronomy at the Postgraduate Open Day, 13 November 2019
02 October 2019
Physics and Astronomy at the Postgraduate Open Day, 13 November 2019
New frontier for science as astronomers detect gas molecules in comet from another star
30 September 2019
An international team of astronomers have made a historic discovery, detecting gas molecules in a comet which has tumbled into our solar system from another star.