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IOP Work Placement Bursaries in Physics at Lancaster: Applications Now Open
The Institute of Physics TOP50 scheme offers penultimate-year physics undergraduate students the opportunity to gain paid work experience over the summer and build the transferable skills required to secure the best jobs when they graduate.
Fri 11 April 2014
'Unbreakable' security codes inspired by nature
A revolutionary new method of encrypting confidential information has been developed by scientists at Lancaster University.
Thu 03 April 2014
'Sewing machine' idea gives insight into origins of Alzheimer's
Researchers at Lancaster University have invented a new imaging tool inspired by the humble sewing machine which is providing fresh insight into the origins of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease.
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Wed 02 April 2014
Novel materials-analysis technique promises to reduce costs of high-tech manufacturing
Physicists at Lancaster University have created a spin-out company to exploit research that is, quite literally, cutting edge.
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Wed 02 April 2014
Awards Announced for Lancaster Physicists
Three Lancaster University physicists are to be recognised by the award of staff prizes. Dr Manus Hayne will receive the University's Pilkington Teaching Award for his outstanding contribution to all aspects of undergraduate project work in the Physics Department. Meanwhile, Prof Farideh Honary and Dr Laura Kormos will receive an Outstanding Contribution Award for their efforts to achieve greater equality and diversity in the Faculties of Science & Technology and Health & Medicine in general...
Tue 01 April 2014
University looks to play matchmaker between businesses and top researchers
Lancaster University is looking to match businesses and top academic researchers during a series of three day-long events.The Collaborative Impact events aim to match industry ideas to academic research to forge partnerships that lead to novel products and services.
Wed 05 March 2014
NASA captures 360 degree views of dancing lights of Saturn
"Glamorous" images of the dancing lights around Saturn have been captured in greater detail than ever before, thanks to two NASA spacecraft.
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Tue 11 February 2014
Lancaster students to present their work to SET for Britain judges
Congratulations to Dmytro Iatsenko and Gemma Lancaster - both 3rd year Physics PhD students supervised by Professors Stefanovska and McClintock (Nonlinear and Biomedical Physics Research Group).
Fri 07 February 2014
Springer Prize for Lancaster physics student's PhD thesis
Springer Publishing House has selected PhD thesis by Dr John Wallbank for a publication as a book, and awarded him a cash prize.
Tue 04 February 2014
Retirement of Alex Chilingarov
Lancaster's Physics Department recently wished Alex Chilingarov a fond farewell upon his retirement, following 19 years service as a member of the particle physics group.
Fri 17 January 2014
T2K breakthrough makes Discover Magazine's top 100 for 2013
Discover Magazine has selected a breakthrough in particle physics research involving Lancaster University physicists as one of its top 100 stories in science in 2013.
Tue 14 January 2014
Aurora watching in the UK?
The recent heightened level of solar activity culminated on 7 January with an explosion of billions of tonnes of electrically charged plasma from the Sun, an event known as a Coronal Mass Ejection (CME).
Fri 10 January 2014