Physics and Astronomy
Climbing the iconic Lovell Telescope at Jodrell Bank
Heritage 15th March 2023
We don our hard hats to climb Jodrell Bank’s incredible Lovell Telescope and meet the remarkable people who work there – keeping it safe 24/7.
The etymology of science and engineering – Part II
Heritage 2nd February 2023
We return for part two of our captivating look at the weird and wonderful origins of words associated with the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
My CERN journey: “I almost didn’t take physics for A-level!”
Departments 14th December 2022
Jonathon Langford, a former Manchester undergraduate who has completed a PhD while working on the Large Hadron Collider, tells us about his exciting journey.
Evidence of the Big Bang in every direction
Departments 7th December 2022
Professor Marco Gersabeck explains his and his team’s fascinating work at the Large Hadron Collider – including their research into matter and antimatter.
The Buzz S3 E5: Working on the Large Hadron Collider
The Buzz podcast 17th November 2022
This special episode of The Buzz podcast accompanies our CERN miniseries – and explores the fascinating work of Manchester scientists on the Large Hadron Collider.
Positrons from Bananas
Departments 9th November 2022
We speak to Dr Will Bertsche (Department of Physics and Astronomy) for the third post in our CERN miniseries – and ask about his work on the intriguing Alpha collaboration.
The Line of Beauty
Departments 25th October 2022
In the second instalment of our CERN miniseries, we find out more about the experiments and activities Manchester scientists are carrying out at the Large Hadron Collider.
Building equipment for the Large Hadron Collider
Departments 11th October 2022
In the first of a series exploring The University of Manchester’s involvement with CERN, we look at the specialist Large Hadron Collider equipment that is made, right here, on campus.
Science, space and singalongs: A stellar day at Bluedot
UOM life 1st August 2022
The Hub spent a brilliant day at the unique science and music celebration that is Bluedot Festival – here’s what we saw, and learnt!
The Buzz S3, E3: Why do volcanoes erupt?
The Buzz podcast 30th June 2022
PhD student Marissa Lo talks all things volcanoes – including consequences and benefits – in this explosive episode of The Buzz podcast.