UoN Physics & Astronomy

When Albert Einstein visited the University of Nottingham in 1930, delivering a lecture on unified field theory, he left behind a blackboard with his notations and signature. It is now a rare artefact preserved under glass in the University’s physics building. #Nottingham #Notts

New video from our Astrophysicist Dr Maggie Lieu talks about space buckyballs - also known as C60 or Buckminsterfullerenes - the impressive molecule that has evaded detection in space for years but potentially planted the seeds of life here on Earth. buff.ly/1xo7MEp

Watch Prof. Matt Brookes OBE & Dr. Karen Mullinger explore a quantum leap in brain scanning on @ITVNews! New "OPM-MEG" tech from @UoN_Physics offers a lightweight, cost-effective alternative to MRI, aiding early detection of life-changing conditions. bit.ly/3OsMhR5

🔊Our exciting Medical Physics activities were on display at 🧠 IOP Science Communication Conference 2024 🧠 ..what a day! 🎉 ..what a year! 🎉 @SPMIC_UoN @IOP @iopeastmidlands @UoN_Institute @UoN_PhysicsPG @Laura78314018

Congratulations to Dr Rebecca Dewey who has been awarded the 2024 Institute of Physics Phillips Award for her contributions to equality, diversity and inclusion @rebecca_penguin @UoN_Physics @SPMIC_UoN @PhysicsNews #IOPAwards2024 🥳 Full story here: ow.ly/Vc3B50TKzVo

BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2024 #NobelPrize in Physics to John J. Hopfield and Geoffrey E. Hinton “for foundational discoveries and inventions that enable machine learning with artificial neural networks.”

Congratulations to Dr Helen Russell on being part of the AXIS Probe mission that has been selected by @NASA for a detailed mission concept study @UoN_Physics Full story here: ow.ly/vQWq50TFQZ6

@sixtysymbols We also want you to hold your head high if things haven't gone to plan. Our cohort has top exam performers, students who applied through clearing, and people who took a gap year or a foundation year. Day One in the lecture theatre is a fresh start. bit.ly/3WCE8xb

@sixtysymbols In our Clearing video, admissions tutor Meghan Gray says the most important thing is to 'BE PREPARED'. Look around now, because clearing will move quickly on the day. Ask yourself: "What do I want to do? Where would I never go?" bit.ly/46CUiLf

What if your A-level results this week aren't quite what you expected? We've recorded two new @sixtysymbols videos to help you take the next step forward. 'It's Okay to Fail Exams': bit.ly/4d8yNEL 'The Clearing System': bit.ly/46CUiLf

News outlets reporting this morning that the A-level results period next week will be "busy". Predicting lots of movement around Clearing. Our advice? Be prepared, make a plan, be open to a change of direction....and move quickly. Good luck to all. youtube.com/watch?v=hvPdSF…

Students, parents, teachers! Are you or someone you support anxiously awaiting A-level results? If results are not as expected, all is not lost. There are always options (believe it or not) Philip Moriarty @UoN_Physics: from failure to Professor youtube.com/watch?v=rZJTZp…

We are at the UK University & Apprenticeship Search fair today at the David Ross Sports Village! Come and say hello to us!

Physicists are part of a £9m project to enhance the ability to monitor the Earth’s atmosphere and measure critical emissions @UoN_Physics @STFC_Matters Full story here: tinyurl.com/zbt45sz9

Prof Meghan Gray (@emeegray) was in our teaching labs to demonstrate the physics behind an innovative telescope whose reflecting surface is in fact the surface of a spinning vessel of mercury. The liquid's curved form was described in Newton’s Principia! youtube.com/watch?v=twBzvH…

.@ProfTomCrick from @DCMS visited @SPMIC_UoN today to find out how wearable MEG technology is being used in research looking into how concussion affects the brain @UoN_Physics @MattBrookesMEG @UoN_MEG

Catching up with more @sixtysymbols! Following on with our extraterrestrial theme, Prof @AstroMikeMerri talks about biosignatures - typically spectroscopic fingerprints of specific chemicals in distant atmospheres - as evidence for life on other planets youtube.com/watch?v=BwMPws…

One small step for optical microscopy, one giant leap for the nmRC! 🌙 Dr Richard Cousins imaged THE MOON as part of our celebration of #NationalSpaceDay today. This lunar meteorite was found in Northwest Africa in 2013. Thanks to @mtheory123 for supplying The Moon!

@SPMIC_UoN Richard Bowtell (richard.bowtell@nottingham.ac.uk), Penny Gowland (penny.gowland@nottingham.ac.uk), Susan Francis(susan.francis@nottingham.ac.uk) or Adam Berrington (adam.berrington@nottingham.ac.uk)

We're just catching up on showing you some of our latest videos from the amazing @sixtysymbols! Here @DrEOChapman, an academic in the School and author of First Light, discusses the search for extraterrestrial life youtube.com/watch?v=OXMBoz…