International Women’s Day 2021: Clea Dronne
Clea Dronne is a physics student in her second year of an undergraduate degree. As she enters the second semester, she notices something new (and it’s not the online learning): “I am finally doing a course being taught by a woman! The first one. That says a lot, I think.”
From Physics to Coding and Big Data at Apple with Ellen Leahy
We caught up with Ellen Leahy, who is a great example of how Physics degrees can open doors to a variety of careers. Graduating in 2018, Ellen has since used her studies to enter into the world of coding and big data and is now working at Apple as a Big Data Analyst. Hi Ellen, […]
Teaching Methods: Programming for Physicists
Dr Lloyd Cawthorne discusses his experience of teaching the core undergraduate module PHYS20161: Introduction to Programming for Physicists, and the ways that this course has successfully adapted to current teaching and learning practices.
Illuminating the mysteries of matter with DUNE: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment
Particle physicists Professor Stefan Söldner-Rembold and Professor Justin Evans are responsible for building key components of the DUNE neutrino experiment. It will answer questions like: why is there more matter than anti-matter and how do star explosions work?
Sound of the Underground: making music from particle physics
How do you turn physics into music? Composer Nora Marazaite tells us about her piece High Energy Music, inspired by the research of UoM particle physicist Gediminas Sarpis.
Online interview days: some advice for this year’s applicants
Our UCAS interviews have moved online this year – we caught up with the Admissions Tutor to ask what you can expect from your interview.
BBC Crowdscience: The Physics of Stickiness
What have geckos got to do with graphene? Condensed matter physicist Dr Ivan Vera Marun helps the BBC investigate.
Physics talk: From cosmology to climate change
Video talk. Cosmologist Professor Sarah Bridle explains how she went from looking for dark matter to researching the carbon footprint of our meals.
Physics talk: The Hunt for the Higgs
Video talk. Professor Andrew Pilkington discusses the Higgs boson and the standard model of particle physics.
Physics talk: The Big Bang ABC
Video talk. Particle physicist Dr Marco Gersabeck discusses one of the biggest mysteries around the Big Bang: why are we living in a Universe of matter, which seems all but devoid of antimatter?