Physics and Astronomy
Society Spotlights: PhysSoc
Student experience 16 January 2023
Our new blog series, Society Spotlights, will be shedding light on some of the amazing physics-related societies that you can join at The University of Manchester. And who better to kick us off than PhysSoc?
My journey so far: Louisa Mason
Student experience 28 September 2022
This week Louisa Mason joins us on the blog. Louisa is a Master’s student who joined the university in on our Physics with an Integrated Foundation Year course. Louisa told us all about her university experience, the work she’s been doing at Manchester and her lunch with the Lovell telescope.
Taster lecture: Exoplanets and the hunt for Earth-2
Welcome to Physics 4 August 2022
Do Earth-like planets exist? And, if so, how can we find them? At a 2022 event for Undergraduate Physics Offer Holders, Dr. Eamonn Kerins, Senior Lecturer in Astronomy, delivered a taster lecture: Exoplanets and the hunt for Earth-2. Eamonn delved into some of the technology and theories that allow us to explore other planets and stars from the ground.
STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships and Royal Society University Research Fellowships 2022
Fellowship Opportunities 21 June 2022
We’re pleased to invite expressions of interest from potential applicants for both the STFC Ernest Rutherford Fellowships (ERF) and Royal Society University Research Fellowships (URF). Information on the ERF and URF can be found at the STFC and Royal Society websites respectively. Please note that schemes have not officially opened yet, but you can refer […]
International Women’s Day 2021: Clea Dronne
International Women's Day 3 March 2021
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.”