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    Diversity in Physics

    Physics at Lancaster is seeking Juno Champion status, under an Institute of Physics programme designed to advance women’s careers in physics higher education.

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Dean's Award for Physics Student

Dean's Award for Physics Student

Ilja Grishin, a physics PhD student in the Semiconductor Physics and Nanostructures group, is among the winners of the 2011 Dean's Awards for Excellence in Postgraduate studies.

Wed 22 February 2012

New Years Honours for Science and Technology Staff

Two former members of Science and Technology staff have received New Years Honours which recognise outstanding achievement.

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Tue 3 January 2012

New Particle at the Large Hadron Collider Discovered by ATLAS Experiment

New Particle at the Large Hadron Collider Discovered by ATLAS Experiment

Researchers from the University of Birmingham and Lancaster University, analysing data taken by the ATLAS experiment, have been at the centre of what is believed to be the first clear observation of a new particle at the Large Hadron Collider.

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Thu 22 December 2011

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UG Admissions Interview Day

Thursday 23 February 2012, 1200-1600
Conference Centre, Lancaster University

An afternoon of talks, activities and interviews for physics UCAS applicants and their parents/guardians. Attendance is by invitation only.

Cosmology Seminar

Amjad Ashoorioon, Uppsala University

Thursday 23 February 2012, 1515-1615
C1 Physics Building

Gauged M-flation and 1/N resolution to the η problem in many-fields inflationary models

Cosmology Seminar

Nobuhiro Maekawa, Nagoya University

Wednesday 29 February 2012, 1400-1500
C1 Physics Building

E6 Grand Unified Theory and Spontaneous CP Violation