Student experience 15th April 2021
In this blog post, second year Physics with Astrophysics undergraduate Louisa Mason discusses her experience of the 2021 CUWiP (Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics) and the inspirational presentations delivered at this year’s event.
International Women's Day 3rd 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.”
After graduation 25th February 2021
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, […]
Student experience 19th February 2021
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.
Welcome to Physics 28th January 2021
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?
Welcome to Physics 18th December 2020
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.
Student experience 11th November 2020
Our UCAS interviews have moved online this year – we caught up with the Admissions Tutor to ask what you can expect from your interview.
Welcome to Physics 6th October 2020
What have geckos got to do with graphene? Condensed matter physicist Dr Ivan Vera Marun helps the BBC investigate.
Welcome to Physics 2nd October 2020
Video talk. Cosmologist Professor Sarah Bridle explains how she went from looking for dark matter to researching the carbon footprint of our meals.
Welcome to Physics 2nd October 2020
Video talk. Professor Andrew Pilkington discusses the Higgs boson and the standard model of particle physics.