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Lancaster scientists helped Nobel Prize winning discovery
Lancaster University physicists have welcomed the award of the Nobel Prize in Physics to Peter Higgs and Francois Englert.
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Tue 08 October 2013
EISCAT meeting hosted by Lancaster
The Space Plasma Environment and Radio Science (SPEARS) group in Physics ran the biennial EISCAT radar symposium on campus 12-16 August 2013.
Thu 22 August 2013
Physics graduate sets course for space agency
A Lancaster University physics graduate has been selected for the European Space Agency's Young Graduate Trainee Programme.
Mon 12 August 2013
How to write a personal statement for physics
Professor Henning Schomerus is quoted in The Guardian (26 July) on writing a personal statement for admissions.
Many physics undergrad hopefuls mention a lot of the same books, or say they read the New Scientist, says Professor Henning Schomerus, physics admissions tutor at Lancaster University. "This wouldn't put me off, but I would probably more or less ignore it," he says. If you want to talk about a journal you read, pick out an article and discuss why it interests you.
Be specific. If The Big Bang Theory sparked your interest in physics, explain why. Schomerus, for instance, likes the episode where Sheldon takes a job as an unpaid waiter to try to discover how electrons move through graphene - it's an area he's done research in.
"Make the statement truly personal," he says.
Fri 26 July 2013
'One of the greatest mysteries in the Universe' nearer solution
An international experiment investigating one of the biggest mysteries in fundamental physics - why the amount of matter greatly exceeds the amount of antimatter in the Universe - has made a leap forward.
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Fri 19 July 2013
Biomedical Physics research featured by American Physical Society
A paper published in Physical Review Letters by Lancaster University physicists Yevhen Suprunenko, Philip Clemson and Aneta Stefanovska has been selected for a Focus article on the American Physical Society's homepage.
Fri 19 July 2013
Lunar rovers could be engulfed by dust
Space agencies around the world have plans to continue the exploration of the Moon in the next two decades, with ever more sophisticated robots paving the way for astronauts to walk on the lunar surface once again. A major problem, though, is the dust found on the lunar surface.
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Wed 03 July 2013
Sixth-form students send balloon to the edge of space in collaboration with The Ogden Trust
At 11am on Friday 28th June, three sixth-form students (Ben Bancroft, Jake Greenwood, and Samuel Bancroft) from William Howard School in Brampton, Cumbria, launched a helium-filled high-altitude weather balloon with a payload packed with scientific measuring instruments.
Wed 03 July 2013
Physics Department Awarded IOP Juno Champion Status
The Physics Department's efforts to increase the representation of women in physics has been recognised by the award of Juno "Champion" status by the Institute of Physics.
Tue 02 July 2013
Physicists gain insight into the UK's biggest killer
Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death in the UK, accounting for a third of all fatalities through illnesses such as stroke and heart disease.
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Wed 29 May 2013
Work Experience in Physics
In 2013 (22 - 26 July) Lancaster's Physics Department is offering a week of work experience for up to ten Y11 or Y12 physics students who intend to take Physics at university.
Mon 20 May 2013