News archive: 2022

Polymeric additives enable homogeneous drying of dispersed particles.

‘Felicidades’ to Professor Jorge Peñarrubia who has become a member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences.

We are delighted to announce that the University of Edinburgh has been rated as one of the top centres for Physics & Astronomy research in the UK.

Space urgently needs special legal protection similar to that given to land, sea and atmosphere to protect its fragile environment.

Professors Marialuisa Aliotta and Sinead Farrington join the 80 names recognised as being some of the greatest thinkers, researchers and practitioners working in or with Scotland today.

Edinburgh group awarded £3.5M to carry out cutting edge physics research.

Exploring the life and legacy of James Clerk Maxwell

Find out about our MSc degrees in Physics and Astronomy and hear from our students and staff

High-speed winds in space blow biological particles into higher altitudes than previously thought.

Calculations and experimental techniques prove that at high pressure oil can dissolve in water, but water cannot dissolve in oil.

Exploiting the behaviour of RNA viruses to help inspire new disinfection processes.

New research opportunity seeks to encourage greater diversity within the School community.

Royal Astronomical Society’s medal was awarded for her ground-breaking analysis of the evolution of large-scale structures in the Universe using weak gravitational lensing.

Congratulations to students who received medals, certificates, prizes and scholarships at the School’s Undergraduate and MSc Student Awards Ceremony.

Astronomers are closer to revealing the dark matter enveloping our Milky Way galaxy, thanks to a new map of twelve streams of stars orbiting within our Galactic halo.

Congratulations to Dr Carlo Bruno and Dr Fergus Cullen who have received European Research Council starting grants.