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Latest news in the School of Physics and Astronomy.
Mapping Ghana’s antimalarial drug supply network
01 May 2026
Study hopes to help governments, regulators and health organisations improve equitable access to medicines.
Teaching Award success for Professor Donal O’Connell
29 April 2026
Congratulations to Professor O’Connell who has won the College of Science and Engineering Teacher of the Year award.
Scientists mirror the conditions inside stars
29 April 2026
First-ever measurements of star-like nuclear reactions at record-low energies.
Congratulations to new Royal Society of Edinburgh Fellow Professor Davide Marenduzzo
28 April 2026
Professor Davide Marenduzzo joins the new intake of Fellows who are recognised for their commitment to advancing knowledge for the benefit of society as a whole.
Hubble observes comet split
18 March 2026
Telescope unexpectedly captures comet splitting into four.
Quantum computing research turbocharged by funding boost
18 March 2026
A UK Government investment of £20 million for the University of Edinburgh’s Quantum Software Lab (QSL) will accelerate the development of quantum software.
Funding success for training and research in applied nuclear physics
13 March 2026
Programme will help support the UK’s nuclear energy and defence requirements.
Funding success supports research in photon detection and superconductivity.
05 March 2026
Congratulations to Dr Federica Oliva and Dr Israel Osmond who have received Royal Society of Edinburgh research grants.
Observing millions of astronomical events as they unfold
26 February 2026
UK scientists open a real-time window to our vast and ever-changing Universe.
Celebrating public engagement success
25 February 2026
Congratulations to the four winners of the inaugural School of Physics and Astronomy Public Engagement Awards.
Microbes harvest metals from meteorites aboard space station
18 February 2026
Experiments open new possibilities for sustainable space exploration.
Twist-controlled magnetism grows beyond the moiré
12 February 2026
In the rapidly evolving world of two-dimensional materials, a small twist can have outsized consequences.
The two phases of hot methane
11 February 2026
High-pressure experiments reveal two distinct methane phase diagrams and revised melting conditions.
Scientists release the most detailed analysis yet on the expansion of the universe
30 January 2026
Combining multiple, independent measurements of the cosmos, the research doubles the precision of previous Dark Energy Survey studies.
Ambassador for mathematical sciences
29 January 2026
Congratulations to Professor Steve Tobias who has been appointed a Fellow of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.