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3 year Funded Eco-Innovation Phds open for application
Graduates have until 4th June to apply for one of 50 exclusive industry-based three year funded PhDs from the Centre for Global Eco-innovation, a partnership between Lancaster University, the University of Liverpool and international commercialisation consultancy Inventya Ltd.
Tue 15 May 2012
Physics Senior Technician wins a University Staff Award
Stephen Holt, a Senior Technician in the Physics Department, is a recipient of one of this year's University Staff Awards in the "Outstanding Contribution" category.
Tue 8 May 2012
Eliahou Dangoor Scholarship Scheme
Lancaster University is pleased to announce its participation in the Eliahou Dangoor Scholarships scheme, which has been launched thanks to a generous donation from Dr Naim Dangoor CBE.
Fri 30 March 2012
Lancaster researchers reach SET for Britain finals
Early-career Lancaster University researchers who are making their mark in developments from the wonder material graphene to unsolved problems in classical physics are set to present their work in the House of Commons this month.
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Tue 6 March 2012
IOP Physics Lives focuses on Lancaster Scientist
Lancaster University Physicist Dr Jim Wild is featured in a new film by the Institute of Physics. The "Physics Lives" series of films focus on four university research physicists and what they do in their working lives.
Fri 2 March 2012
Lancaster Graphene Thesis Chosen by Springer
Congratulations to Dr Marcin Mucha-Kruczynski, a research associate and former PhD student in the Physics Department, who has had his PhD thesis selected for publication in Springer Theses.
Fri 2 March 2012
Lancaster and Liverpool scientists to lead £9.8M eco-innovation centre
Scientists and knowledge exchange experts at Lancaster University and the University of Liverpool are set to lead a new global eco-innovation centre which will bolster the region's economy in key export markets and drive forward improvements in green technology and services.
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Fri 24 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
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
Inaugural Ogden Trust Physics Residential
The Ogden Trust is funding its first ever Physics Residential at Lancaster University for 25 A-level students from schools in Cumbria from December 18 to 20.
Fri 16 December 2011
'Tantalising, but not yet conclusive': physicists may have glimpsed mystery particle
Physicists working on a landmark experiment to understand the building blocks of the universe have announced fresh results in their quest to discover whether the elusive Higgs boson truly exists or not.
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Tue 13 December 2011
National award for Lancaster Physics Student
A Physics PhD student at Lancaster University has achieved national recognition with an award for women in the workplace from Red magazine.
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Thu 24 November 2011